Joined J-STAR in December 2024. Before joining J-STAR, he worked in the Investment Banking Division at the Bank of Fukuoka, where he was involved in structured finance activities such as LBO financing for private equity funds and project financing for renewable energy power generation projects. He was subsequently seconded to the investment division for publicly listed companies at a domestic independent private equity fund group, and later seconded to a domestic private equity fund, where he was engaged in investment activities. He graduated from Faculty of Economics of Doshisha University.