About

Hiro's Area of Professional Practices

Upon graduation from Waseda University with BS in commerce, Hiro started his career with the international division of  Bridgestone Corporation. Then he moved to health services management field  with Medi Co-op, a healthcare management consultancy in Japan. He then attended graduate school of Cornell University to obtain his master’s degree in policy analysis & management. At Cornell he also attended Sloan Program in Health Services Administration. He developed his global professional career as a management consultant with Hay Management Consultants, an international management consultancy. As an entrepreneur he founded, grew substantially and sold CareBrains, Inc. to a public company in Japan. 

Running parallel with these experience, Hiro’s professional practices have encompassed strategy, human resource development, health services system design, technology management and entrepreneurship. He currently integrates his expertise into practices of management consulting, business implementation and the activities in academia. His industry experience includes pharmaceutical, medical device, hospital, telecommunication, consumer electronics, automobile, not-for-profit organization, institutions of higher education, software and open source software. He has consulted with multi-national corporations headquartered in the United States, Europe and Japan. 

He was a member of the Japanese government cabinet research team on social innovation from 2008 to 2009. He has so far published thirteen books based on his expertise and practices.

I. Strategy :

• Corporate Strategic design and implementation

• New business assessment, analysis, planning and development

• Formation of go-to-market strategy and implementation

• Due-diligence of new business

• Formulation of strategic alliance relationships 

• Financial analysis and fund raising.

II. Human Resources and Organizational Effectiveness :

• Reorganization of management structures and strategic positions 

• Design of management and governance structure

• Design and implementation of short and long-term compensation schemes

• Development and implementation of competency model

• Appraisal and assessment systems

• Motivation management and leadership

III. System Design of Health Services :

• System design of care and cure services

• Work transformation analysis and implementation

• Back-stage support system design and implementation

• Development of front-stage clinical procedure and protocol

• Assessment of service quality

• Team approach to integrated health services

• Spirituality and care service

IV. Management of Technology :

• Valuation of business and technology 

• Commercialization of technology 

• Technology marketing

• Strategic alliance and value chain development

• Licensing and acquisition of technology

V. Entrepreneurship:

• Entrepreneurship development

• Social enterprise development

• Valuation of start-ups

• Business model analysis and development

• Leadership for innovation

 

Hiro's current primary responsibilities include:

- Professor, Graduate School of Industrial Technology and Innovation, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology

- Visiting Professor, Graduate School of Technology Management, Nippon Institute of Technology

- Visiting Professor, Graduate School of Nursing, Sapporo City University

- Lecturer, Tokyo Institute of Technology

- Executive Board Member, International Center for Social Entrepreneurship

 

Hobby:

Bicycle touring & outdoor