Core Members

TAKASHI MURAOKACEO

Takashi Muraoka has led numerous cases on business revitalization as well as M&A and growth strategy
formulation and implementation in China and other Asian markets.
He is outside director of Shin Nippon Koki Co., Ltd., Ikegai Corporation, and INCJ, Ltd. and a former
Senior Adviser of Financial Services Agency.
He was Managing Director at IRCJ and led turnaround cases such as Mitsui Mining, Misawa Homes, Sankei and
Daiei. Prior to IRCJ,
he dealt with M&A and project finance transactions at Sanwa Bank (currently MUFG Bank, Ltd.) and covered
the telecom industry at Morgan Stanley.
Managing Partner, IGPIGroup
CEO, Industrial Growth Platform, Inc. (IGPI)
He holds an MBA degree from UCLA.

YUTAKA MATSUOCAO （Chief Analytics Officer）

Dr. Matsuo graduated from the Department of Information and Communication Engineering, Faculty of
Engineering, at the University of Tokyo in 1997 and earned his PhD in engineering from the same
university’s Graduate school of Engineering in 2002. That same year, he joined the National Institute of
Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) as a researcher. From 2005, he served as a visiting
scholar at Stanford University. In 2007, he became an associate professor at the Institute of Engineering
Innovation, the Center for Knowledge Structuring, and the Department of Technology Management for
Innovation (TMI) at the University of Tokyo’s Graduate School of Engineering. From 2014, he served as the
joint representative and associate professor for the Chair for Global Consumer Intelligence at TMI. Since
2019, he has held the position of Professor at the Research into Artifacts, Center of Engineering (RACE)
and TMI at the University of Tokyo’s Graduate School of Engineering.

He specializes in the fields of artificial intelligence, web mining and big data analysis.

President, Japan Deep Learning Association (JDLA)
External Board Director, SoftBank Group Corp.
Expert member, Council of New Form of Capitalism Realization (CNFCR)
Chair, AI Strategy Conference.

MAKOTO SHIONODirector

In the latter 1990s at Goldman Sachs, Mr. Shiono was involved in stock trading of technology-related
firms in the U.S. stock market, gaining entrepreneurial experience in the field of internet in its early
days. At a venture capital of Livedoor following 2003, he was in charge of venture investment. After that,
as vice president of Livedoor Securities, he handled numerous corporate acquisitions and business
development projects in and outside Japan for technology-related companies.
At IGPI, he has been providing consulting for strategic planning and implementation and offering M&A
advice. In recent years, he has been handling many projects involving company-wide strategy building and
business development in the areas of AI and IoT. He joined IGPI after working at companies including
Citibank, Goldman Sachs, a start-up, Bain & Company and Livedoor.
Partner, IGPI Group, Inc.
Managing Director, Industrial Growth Platform, Inc. (IGPI)
CIO, JBIC IG Partners
Former member, Ethics Committee of the Japanese Society for Artificial Intelligence
Former member, sectional working group of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry’s Industrial
Structure Council
External Director, NewsPicks, Inc.
BA in Law from Keio University
Master’s degree from Washington University School of Law.

AIKO MOCHIZUKICFO

While with ChuoAoyama Audit Corporation, Ms. Mochizuki was engaged in statutory auditing and internal
auditing for major listed companies, IPO preparation support, etc. After joining IGPI, with an emphasis on
the manufacturing and internet media industries, she has been involved in management planning and
execution support for revitalization and new business development projects, due diligence, M&A advisory,
etc.
She is Partner of IGPI　Group, Inc.,　Managing Director of Industrial Growth Platform, Inc. (IGPI) and an
outside director of euglena Co., Ltd..
She graduated from Waseda University’s School of Political Science and Economics, and is a certified
public accountant.

TETSUYA HISHIDAAuditor

After working for Arthur Andersen (KPMG), he founded Gem Associates. He participated in the preparations
to establish the Industrial Revitalization Corporation of Japan. After this entity was dissolved, he
became one of the founders of IGPI. He also serves as representative director of Gem Associates and as an
outside director of Only Corporation. He has abundant experience serving as a member of committees related
to energy and local administration.
He graduated from the University of Tokyo, Faculty of Law.