About
Seji Ishii founded Enlightia LLC in 2025, an independent advisory firm focused on cross-border engagement between global asset managers and Japanese financial institutions, with particular expertise in LP development, market entry strategy, and institutional investor relations. He serves as Senior Advisor to Fin Capital, a San Francisco-based VC firm with approximately $1.5B in AUM across enterprise software, AI, cybersecurity, and quantum technology, where he supports LP development and represents the firm's APAC operations in Japan. Ishii spent over 30 years in institutional finance in Japan, holding leadership roles at Coalition Greenwich, LSEG, Acadian Asset Management, Wellington Management, BlackRock, and SMBC, and holds an MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business.
Experience
- Fin CapitalSenior Advisorcurrent2025 β presentTokyo, Japan
- Enlightia LLCFounder & Representative Directorcurrent2025 β presentGreater Tokyo Area
- Crisil Coalition GreenwichSenior Advisor2025 β 2026Tokyo, Japan
- Coalition / Greenwich AssociatesRepresentative Director & Head of Japan2021 β 2025Tokyo, Japan
- Stanford Research Institute (SRI)Senior Advisor2017 β 2023Tokyo, Japan
- Constellar Capital Asia, Ltd.Representative in Japan, Managing Director2019 β 2020Tokyo, Japan
- FTSE RussellRepresentative in Japan, Managing Director2017 β 2019Greater Tokyo Area
- Institutional InvestorSenior Advisor2017Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
- Acadian Asset ManagementRepresentative in Japan, Managing Director2013 β 2016Tokyo, Japan
- The Millburn International, LLCRepresentative in Japan, Asia Co-Head2011 β 2013Tokyo, Japan
- Wellington ManagementInvestment Director2006 β 2011
- GAMJapan CEO, Managing Director2004 β 2006
- Merrill Lynch Investment ManagersDeputy Japan Head of Institutional Business, Head of Consultant Marketing / Product Mgmt.2000 β 2004
- Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Mgmt. (former Sakura Asset Management Company)Deputy CIO, General Manager1997 β 2000Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
- Sumitomo Mitsui Banking CorporationHead of Global Portfolio Managers, SVP1980 β 2000
- Research Institute for Policies on Pension & Aging (former Pension Fund Mgmt. Research Institute)Senior Research Fellow (at one of a subsidiary research institutes of the former GPIF)1993 β 1994Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
Education
- Stanford University Graduate School of BusinessMBA, General Management with a focus on investment/finance1984 β 1986
- Japan America Students Conference
- Stanford Research InstituteInternational Fellow1986
- Harvard University
- Keio UniversityB.A., Economics1976 β 1980
Skills & more
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InvestmentsInvestment ManagementInvestment StrategiesInvestment AdvisoryCapital MarketsInvestment BankingAsset ManagementCommodityFund Of FundsPrivate EquityTradingValuationLanguages English Β· French Β· Japanese
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