About
Milano Furuta is the chief financial officer of Takeda and a member of its Board of Directors. He joined Takeda in 2010, holding roles in corporate strategy, corporate development, and post-merger integration in Japan and Switzerland, and later managed the Diabetes Business Unit in Mexico, served as general manager in Sweden, and led Takeda's Japan Pharma Business Unit as president. Before Takeda, he was an equity research analyst at a U.S. investment management firm and began his career in banking and private equity in Japan; he holds an MBA from The Wharton School and a bachelor's degree from Hitotsubashi University.
Experience
- TakedaChief Financial Officercurrent2024 — presentTokyo, Japan
- TakedaPresident, Japan Pharma Business Unit2021 — 2024Tokyo, Japan
- TakedaCorporate Strategy Officer and Chief of Staff2019 — 2021Tokyo, Japan
- TakedaCountry Manager, Takeda Pharma AB (Sweden)2017 — 2018Solna, Stockholm County, Sweden
- TakedaBusiness Unit Manager, Diabetes, Takeda Mexico2016 — 2017Mexico City, Mexico
- TakedaSales & Marketing Manager, Takeda Mexico2014 — 2016Mexico City Area, Mexico
- TakedaManager, Transition Management Office2011 — 2014Zurich, Switzerland
- TakedaManager, Corporate Strategic Planning & Global Business Development2010 — 2011Tokyo, Japan
- Kansai Pharmaceutical Industries AssociationPresident2023 — 2024
- Japan Pharmaceutical Manufacturers AssociationVice President2023 — 2024
- Taiyo Pacific PartnersAssociate2006 — 2008Monterey, California
- MizuhoMizuho Capital Partners2002 — 2006Tokyo, Japan
- MizuhoMizuho Bank2002Sendai, Japan
- MizuhoIndustrial Bank of Japan2000 — 2002Tokyo, Sendai, Japan
Education
- The Wharton SchoolMaster of Business Administration (MBA), Strategic Management2008 — 2010
- Hitotsubashi UniversityBachelor of Laws (LL.B.), International Relations and Affairs1996 — 2000
Skills & more
Business StrategyCompetitive AnalysisCorporate FinanceFinancial ModelingStrategyFinancial AnalysisMarket ResearchValuationMergers & AcquisitionsBusiness PlanningEmerging MarketsStrategic Planning
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Private EquityCross-functional Team LeadershipManagementDue DiligenceFrom Milano's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended The Wharton School1,323
Fred WilsonCo-founder & Partner at Union Square VenturesJosh KopelmanFounder and Partner at First Round CapitalAydin SenkutFounder & Managing Partner at FelicisKatie RiesterPartner, Head of Investor Relations at Felicis VenturesTrevor OelschigInvestment Team at General CatalystRebecca JamesInvestor at Index Ventures
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Also attended Hitotsubashi University9
Keita Yazakiシニア・アソシエイト (Senior Associate) at CyberAgent CapitalNoemi HipperInvestment Managerin at YabeoKolbeinn BjörnssonVenture Partner at Brunnur Ventures GPYoshihiko TezukaBoard Representative (SBI Holdings) at Nirvana Venture AdvisorsMasato ShimodairaGeneral Partner at ON&BOARDShunsuke (Shawn) HasegawaPartner at ON&BOARD
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Shared employers
Also worked at Takeda26
Rebecca RedfieldSenior Associate at .406 VenturesJulie KimRepresentative Director – President and CEO at Takeda VenturesAkiko AmakawaCEO Chief of Staff at Takeda VenturesAwny FarajallahChief Medical Officer at Takeda VenturesElaine ShannonPresident, Global Supply & Quality at Takeda VenturesGabriele RicciChief Data & Technology Officer at Takeda Ventures
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Also worked at Mizuho33
MarkInvestor at Boundary CapitalEric VarneyPartner at Mosaik PartnersKosuke MoriManaging Partner at Saison CapitalYuni KimLead, Value Creation at Z Venture CapitalTom PageHead of Investor Relations at Cambridge Innovation CapitalEsther MuschampHuman Resources Business Partner at Illuminate Financial
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Colleagues at Takeda Ventures
Akiko Amakawa
CEO Chief of Staff at Takeda Ventures
Andrew S. Plump
Director - President, Research & Development at Takeda Ventures
Asuka Miyabashira
President, Japan Pharma Business Unit at Takeda Ventures
Awny Farajallah
Chief Medical Officer at Takeda Ventures
Christophe Weber
President and CEO, Representative Director at Takeda Ventures
Elaine Shannon
President, Global Supply & Quality at Takeda Ventures
Gabriele Ricci
Chief Data & Technology Officer at Takeda Ventures
Giles Platford
President, International Business Unit at Takeda Ventures