Board of Directors

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Chair		Merit E. Janow
Vice Chair		Alan S. MacDonald
Vice Chair		Masatoshi Komoriya
President & CEO		Joshua W. Walker, Ph.D.
Secretary		Susan J. Onuma

Chair		Merit E. Janow
Vice Chair		Alan S. MacDonald
Vice Chair		Masatoshi Komoriya
President & CEO		Joshua W. Walker, Ph.D.
Secretary		Susan J. Onuma


Gerald L. Curtis* Burgess Professor of Political Science Columbia University Ariel J. Deckelbaum Partner Ropes & Gray LLP Richard A. Drucker Partner Cornell Capital LLC Bradley Edmister Partner Hogan Lovells Louis J. Forster General Partner Green Visor Capital Carol Gluck* George Sansom Professor of History Columbia University Kenzo Hakuta CEO, Founder and Director Kenzo Digital Media, LLC Karen Halby President Sony Corporation of America Yosuke Honjo President & CEO ITO EN (North America) INC. Keishi Hotsuki Senior Advisor Morgan Stanley Merit E. Janow* Dean Emerita, School of International & Public Affairs Professor of Practice, International Economic Law & International Affairs Columbia University Eri Kakuta* Partner PJT Partners Robert A. Karr Principal Joho Capital, LLC Satoshi Kawamura President & CEO Nomura Holding America Inc. Tetsuo Kawate President & CEO Mitsubishi Corporation (Americas) Linda Kirkpatrick President, Americas Mastercard Masahiro Koike Managing Executive Officer Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc. Deputy CEO Tokio Marine North America, Inc. Masatoshi Komoriya* Executive Chairman of the Board MUFG Americas Holdings Corporation Gary Kozlowski* Alan S. MacDonald* Keiji Machida Chairman & CEO Daiwa Capital Markets America Holdings Inc. Jun Makihara*	Shuji Matsuura Chairman & CEO Mizuho Americas Theodore Miller President & CEO Empire Entertainment Japan President & CEO Iroco Design Japan Thomas K. Montag Gary Moriwaki Partner Windels Marx Satoru Murase* Partner Mayer Brown LLP Toby S. Myerson* Chairman & CEO Longsight Strategic Advisors LLC James Nash President & CEO AIG Japan Holdings KK Tatsuo Okazaki Vice President, Government Affairs Toyota Motor North America, Inc. Hirofumi (Hiro) Otsuka* Senior Managing Executive Officer, SMBC Americas CEO, Americas Division, and President and CEO, SMBC Americas Holdings, Inc. Joseph R. Perella* Chairman Emeritus Perella Weinberg Partners Douglas L. Peterson* President & CEO S&P Global Jason Rekate Head of Corporate Banking Citigroup Richard N. Shaak President STARR INSURANCE HOLDINGS, INC. David Snoddy* Founder & Managing Partner Nezu Asia Capital Management Joshua N. Solomon Principal New York City Department of Education Yuji Sugimoto Partner Co Head Asia Private Equity Bain Capital Private Equity Japan LLC Yoshiteru (Terry) Suzuki* President & CEO ORIX Corporation USA Gary M. Talarico* Adjunct Professor School of Advanced International Studies Johns Hopkins University Donald J. Toumey Partner Sullivan & Cromwell LLP Sayu Ueno President & CEO Mitsui & Co. (U.S.A.), Inc. Tomonori (Tom) Wada President & CEO Sumitomo Corporation of Americas	Joshua W. Walker, Ph.D.* President & CEO Japan Society (Ex officio) Kevin Willsey Global Chairman – Investment Banking JP Morgan & Co. Akira Yamamoto Japanese Services Group (JSG), Americas Regional Leader, US National Leader, US-Japan Corridor Deloitte US Naohiko Yoshikawa President & CEO ITOCHU International Inc. (III) Michael A. Zarcone Chairman, MetLife Foundation Executive Vice President, Head of Corporate Affairs MetLife *President Emeritus* Motoatsu Sakurai Japan Society *Secretary* Susan J. Onuma Counsel Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP. *Senior Advisor* Frederick H. Katayama Executive Vice President U.S.-Japan Council Kazuo Koshi Justin A. Rockefeller Addepar.com Rockefeller Brothers Fund The ImPact *Honorary Directors* Mikio Mori Ambassador & Consul General of Japan in New York Consulate General of Japan J. Thomas Schieffer Founder & CEO Envoy International LLC *Life Directors* Maurice R. Greenberg Chairman & CEO C.V. Starr & Co., Inc. Richard S. Lanier President Emeritus Asian Cultural Council Deryck C. Maughan Henry A. McKinnell, Jr. Chairman Accordia Global Health Foundation Former Chairman of the Board & CEO Pfizer Inc

Gerald L. Curtis*
Burgess Professor of Political Science
Columbia University

Ariel J. Deckelbaum
Partner
Ropes & Gray LLP

Richard A. Drucker
Partner
Cornell Capital LLC

Bradley Edmister
Partner
Hogan Lovells

Louis J. Forster
General Partner
Green Visor Capital

Carol Gluck*
George Sansom Professor of History
Columbia University

Kenzo Hakuta
CEO, Founder and Director
Kenzo Digital Media, LLC

Karen Halby
President
Sony Corporation of America

Yosuke Honjo
President & CEO
ITO EN (North America) INC.

Keishi Hotsuki
Senior Advisor
Morgan Stanley

Merit E. Janow*
Dean Emerita, School of International & Public Affairs
Professor of Practice, International Economic Law & International Affairs
Columbia University

Eri Kakuta*
Partner
PJT Partners

Robert A. Karr
Principal
Joho Capital, LLC

Satoshi Kawamura
President & CEO
Nomura Holding America Inc.

Tetsuo Kawate
President & CEO
Mitsubishi Corporation (Americas)

Linda Kirkpatrick
President, Americas
Mastercard

Masahiro Koike
Managing Executive Officer
Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc. Deputy CEO
Tokio Marine North America, Inc.

Masatoshi Komoriya*
Executive Chairman of the Board
MUFG Americas Holdings Corporation

Gary Kozlowski*

Alan S. MacDonald*

Keiji Machida
Chairman & CEO
Daiwa Capital Markets America Holdings Inc.

Jun Makihara*

Shuji Matsuura
Chairman & CEO
Mizuho Americas

Theodore Miller
President & CEO
Empire Entertainment Japan
President & CEO
Iroco Design Japan

Thomas K. Montag

Gary Moriwaki
Partner
Windels Marx

Satoru Murase*
Partner
Mayer Brown LLP

Toby S. Myerson*
Chairman & CEO
Longsight Strategic Advisors LLC

James Nash
President & CEO
AIG Japan Holdings KK

Tatsuo Okazaki
Vice President, Government Affairs
Toyota Motor North America, Inc.

Hirofumi (Hiro) Otsuka*
Senior Managing Executive Officer, SMBC Americas
CEO, Americas Division, and President and CEO, SMBC Americas Holdings, Inc.

Joseph R. Perella*
Chairman Emeritus
Perella Weinberg Partners

Douglas L. Peterson*
President & CEO
S&P Global

Jason Rekate
Head of Corporate Banking
Citigroup

Richard N. Shaak
President
STARR INSURANCE HOLDINGS, INC.

David Snoddy*
Founder & Managing Partner
Nezu Asia Capital Management

Joshua N. Solomon
Principal
New York City Department of Education

Yuji Sugimoto
Partner
Co Head Asia Private Equity
Bain Capital Private Equity Japan LLC

Yoshiteru (Terry) Suzuki*
President & CEO
ORIX Corporation USA

Gary M. Talarico*
Adjunct Professor
School of Advanced International Studies
Johns Hopkins University

Donald J. Toumey
Partner
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP

Sayu Ueno
President & CEO
Mitsui & Co. (U.S.A.), Inc.

Tomonori (Tom) Wada
President & CEO
Sumitomo Corporation of Americas

Joshua W. Walker, Ph.D.*
President & CEO
Japan Society
(Ex officio)

Kevin Willsey
Global Chairman – Investment Banking
JP Morgan & Co.

Akira Yamamoto
Japanese Services Group (JSG), Americas Regional Leader, US National Leader, US-Japan Corridor
Deloitte US

Naohiko Yoshikawa
President & CEO
ITOCHU International Inc. (III)

Michael A. Zarcone
Chairman, MetLife Foundation
Executive Vice President, Head of Corporate Affairs
MetLife

President Emeritus

Motoatsu Sakurai
Japan Society

Secretary

Susan J. Onuma
Counsel
Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP.

Senior Advisor

Frederick H. Katayama
Executive Vice President
U.S.-Japan Council

Kazuo Koshi

Justin A. Rockefeller
Addepar.com
Rockefeller Brothers Fund
The ImPact

Honorary Directors

Mikio Mori
Ambassador & Consul General of Japan in New York
Consulate General of Japan

J. Thomas Schieffer
Founder & CEO
Envoy International LLC

Life Directors

Maurice R. Greenberg
Chairman & CEO
C.V. Starr & Co., Inc.

Richard S. Lanier
President Emeritus
Asian Cultural Council

Deryck C. Maughan

Henry A. McKinnell, Jr.
Chairman
Accordia Global Health Foundation
Former Chairman of the Board & CEO
Pfizer Inc

*Denotes member of the Executive Committee