Born in 1966. Graduated from the Faculty of Letters, Keio University. After working at Hokkaido Takushoku Bank and Merrill Lynch Securities in the United States, obtained a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Since 2004, has served as President and Representative Director of SBI Global Asset Management Co., Ltd. As Executive Vice President and Representative Director of SBI Holdings, Inc., oversees the SBI Group’s overall asset management business and digital asset business.