Founded J-STAR in February 2006. He made 3 investments in Burn Repair (now CANDEAL, Construction ), Iki Iki (now Halmek Corporation, Publishing and Mail Order), and ECOS Factory/Green Loop/Recycle One (now RENOVA, Inc., Recycling Waste Plastic), and executed all 3 successful exits. In addition to formulating growth/purchasing strategies, deploying human resources, designing/supervising the revitalization process, improving turnover, reforming marketing methods, improving financial efficiency and logistics, he also mentored the president and other managers to support their decisions. He chairs the Investment Committee and oversees all projects and investment activities. Before founding J-STAR, he was a Senior Manager of Tokyo-based JAFCO Co., Ltd., the largest private equity investment firm. Before that, he was a Vice President of Lehman Brothers Inc, based in Tokyo, and before that a Vice President of The Long-Term Credit Bank of Japan, based in Tokyo, Osaka, Hiroshima, and Chicago. He graduated from KEIO University in 1987 in Tokyo with an LL.B in Political Science. He is a C.P.A (Illinois, inactive) and a Chartered Member of the Securities Analysts Association of Japan.