i-PM Program

【Specialized Fields】

International Finance

【Subjects】

Project Finance

【Background】

Joined the Export-Import Bank of Japan (now Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC)) in 1995 after graduating from the Faculty of Economics, The University of Tokyo. Received master’s in finance from the London Business School in 2005. Following appointments including the Infrastructure Finance Group, worked as a visiting researcher at the Chatham House in the UK from 2020 to 2021. After returning to JBIC, appointed as Special Advisor for Operation Policy and Strategy, Corporate Planning Group. From 2023, currently working as Managing Executive Officer of JBIC, Global Head of Infrastructure and Environment Finance Group.

【Publications】

The impact of EMU on Capital Markets and Financial Costs of Firms　(University of London, 2005)
Regional Cooperation for green growth in Asia (ISBN: 978 1 78413 446 4, Chatham House, 2021)

【Message】

The challenges of the international community and geopolitical issues are ever-changing, and the factors for risk judgement are rapidly changing in the field of international finance. As energy transition and digitalization create huge infrastructure investment demands, let's discuss how to realize business by way of properly utilizing finance tools.