Kenichi Funaki

Experience

1. HitachiManaging Director, Next Researchcurrent2026 — presentTokyo
2. HitachiHead of Corporate Venturing Office2019 — 2026Tokyo
3. HitachiOutside Director2018 — 2019
4. HitachiGeneral Manager, Global Center for Social Innovation2017 — 2019Biz Tower, Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo
5. HitachiGeneral Manager, Management Planning Office2016 — 2017
6. Japan Industrial Management AssociationPresidentcurrent2025 — present日本 東京都
7. Japan Industrial Management AssociationVice President2023 — 2025日本 東京都
8. 早稲田大学 WASEDA UniversityVisiting Professor, Graduate School of Creative Science and Engineeringcurrent2025 — present日本 東京都 新宿区
9. Benhamou Global VenturesJapan Advisory Board Membercurrent2023 — presentMenlo Park, CA
10. Happiness Planet Ltd.Outside Directorcurrent2020 — present
11. Hitachi (China) Research & Development Co.Direcor2017 — 2019
12. Tokyo Metropolitan UniversityLecturer in Operations Research2013 — 2015
13. Hokkaido UniversityVisiting Associate Professor, Graduate School of Information Science and Technology2010 — 2015Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
14. The Supply Chain and Logistics Institute, Georgia Institute of TechnologyVisiting Research Executive2008 — 2009Atlanta, GA, USA
15. Sanno UniversityLecturer in Management1997 — 1999

Education

1. Waseda UniversityDoctor of Engineering, Industrial Engineering and Management Science1999 — 2001
2. Leonard N. Stern School of Business, New York UniversityManagement Essentials for the Experienced Professional, Business Administration and Management2004

Skills & more

From Kenichi's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended Waseda University47

KTKaz TeradaVenture Advisor at Monta Vista CapitalKNKoichiro NakamuraSenior Managing Director at Sozo VenturesAMAyaka MatsumotoCorporate Development Manager at TNBAuraSBShanti BergelManaging Director at TRANSCENDNTNatsuki TamuraInvestor at Inception Studio CapitalKSKosho SatoInvestment Partner at Joyance Partners

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Shared employers

Also worked at Hitachi12

HHemantaAdvisor at Clear VenturesAZAndrea ZurekPartner at XG VenturesYKYoko KojimaAssociate / Head of ESG at Mundi VenturesJSJoe SaijoFounding General Partner at Counterpart VenturesTKTyler KostunVice President, Technology at CleansparkCAColeman AdamsInvestor at Clean Energy Venture

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Also worked at 早稲田大学 WASEDA University8

HYHiro YoshikawaGeneral Partner at Carbide VenturesKKyaloInvestor at Diamond Edge VenturesAGAbhay GhatpandePrincipal at SproutxYOYoshiyuki ObaBusiness Angel at REDangelsNKNaomi KoshiAdvisor at Scrum VenturesJCJeffrey CharAdvisor at Charm Impact

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