Vice President, Professor, and Director of the Center for Impact Economy at Shizenkan University. Areas of expertise include social impact creation and evaluation, impact business, NPOs, philanthropy, fundraising, and international cooperation. After working for JICA, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and an NPO in the U.S., in 2008 he founded Japan’s first strategic consulting company for NPO and social business, Fundrex Co., Ltd. In 2009, he founded the Japan Fundraising Association. He promotes the use of private-sector funds such as donations and impact investment towards resolving social challenges in developed countries.