Takafumi Ochiai
 
Policy Research Institute and Senior Partner, Atsumi & Sakai / Chief
Smart Governance Inc. / Co-Founder
 
He graduated from the Department of Mathematical Sciences, Faculty of Science and Technology, Keio University. After working at Mori Hamada & Matsumoto for about nine years, he joined his current firm, where he advises on technology businesses. He also serves as an advisor for the international financial cities of Fukuoka, Tokyo, and Osaka, and is a vice chairman of the Fintech Association, a deputy chairman of the Cabinet Office's National Strategic Special Zone Working Group, and a specially appointed professor at Keio University's Graduate School of Media and Governance.