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Chie Ito

Chief Executive Officer

Ms. Ito manages FINOLAB, Japan’s first Fintech hub in Tokyo, building a Fintech business ecosystem with global networks and is responsible for FinTech related business development and partner alliance at ISI-Dentsu. Before her involvement in FinTech, she was engaged with developing a foreign exchange trading system and an overseas accounting system.

Yoshio Sakai

Chief Operating Officer

Mr. Sakai joined Mitsubishi Estate in 2002. He was a project manager of Peninsula Tokyo Project which was completed in 2007. Also he was an investment manager through real estate securitization which covered offices, logistics, and retail. In 2007 He joined Rockefeller Group in NY and was a development manager of offices and logistics throughout U.S.. After 2012, he was in charge of leasing of offices as well as he founded Finolab in 2016 and Inspired. Lab in 2019 at Otemachi, Tokyo. Since joining Finolab, Inc. he serves as Chief Operating Officer. Received B.A. from University of Tokyo.

Toshiki Tanaka

Chief Digital Officer

Mr. Tanaka started his career at ISID as an engineer and engaged in various projects, including back-office of international bank branches, cross border payments, trade finance, JPY clearing system, AML/CFT solutions, supply chain infrastructure, IT governance. For FINOLAB, he has designed and deployed integral part of applications for its operation, since his participation in Sep. 2016.

Makoto Shibata

Head of FINOLAB, Chief Community Officer

Mr. Shibata is currently in charge of FINOLAB community operation. In his former position at The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, he was leading R&D initiatives in emerging technology and online/mobile financial service. He also held positions in corporate planning, accounting, corporate finance and retail customer services at the bank. He is one of the founders of FINOVATORS and Executive Fellow at Japan Digital Design. He holds a Bachelor of Economics from University of Tokyo and a Master of Science in Development Economics from University of Oxford.