He previously worked at A.T. Kearney as a Manager and Boston Consulting Group as a Principal, after graduating from the Faculty of Science at University of Tokyo and completing a master’s degree at its Graduate School of Frontier Sciences.

He has consistently led projects with clients across entertainment and sports, consumer goods, healthcare, and media, focusing on business strategy, new business development, and marketing strategy. During university, he was a member of the varsity baseball team and contributed as the cleanup hitter in his senior year to five league wins in the Tokyo Big Six Baseball League.

He joined the firm in 2023 after working at Boston Consulting Group as a Project Leader, following his undergraduate and master’s studies at the University of Tokyo in agricultural and life sciences.

He has led numerous growth strategy, business strategy, and new business development projects across sports and entertainment, media, and consumer goods. In recent years, he has overseen the firm’s sports practice and led the establishment of SHAPE Sports in 2025. During university, he played varsity baseball and later served as a student coach, and after graduation worked as a coach and assistant manager for his alma mater’s high school baseball team.

He graduated from the Faculty of Economics at the University of Tokyo, studied at Stanford University and Nanjing University, and began his career at Boston Consulting Group, where he served as a Project Leader primarily on public sector engagements.

His experience spans mid-term corporate planning, business and M&A strategy, human capital strategy, and digital transformation for a wide range of organizations including sovereign funds, entertainment companies, transportation, telecommunications, housing developers, and semiconductor firms. He joined SHAPE Partners in 2023, and in 2024 led the launch of the Singapore office, driving the firm’s expansion across Asia.

He previously worked at Sumitomo Corporation in the OCTG business within the steel pipe division, and at Boston Consulting Group as a Project Leader, after graduating from the School of Political Science and Economics at Waseda University.

During his time at BCG, he led projects for manufacturing clients including machinery and mobility companies, covering mid-term planning, enterprise-wide transformation, growth and business strategy, new business development, and process improvement. He played varsity baseball at university, serving as both head coach and team captain, and previously competed for Yonago Higashi High School in Tottori Prefecture.

She holds a bachelor’s degree from International Christian University and a Master’s degree from Hitotsubashi University Graduate School of Business Administration, and previously worked at Kurt Salmon and Monitor Deloitte.

She has led a wide range of projects for B2C businesses, particularly in consumer goods, retail, and apparel, covering mid- to long-term corporate strategy, business strategy, branding and marketing strategy, digital transformation, and commercial due diligence.

She joined the firm after working at McKinsey & Company, following her undergraduate studies at the University of Tokyo.

At McKinsey, she led strategy formulation and execution support projects for consumer goods and retail clients, focusing on corporate strategy, marketing strategy, and new business development. She also worked in the firm’s Belgium office, where she supported financial institutions and chemical manufacturers on new business initiatives and pricing strategies.