About
Tomo Kumahira is Co-Founder and CEO of WaterOne.AI, following roughly a decade of work in agriculture technology, startup management, and venture and private equity investment. At Stanford University, where he earned an MBA and MS in Natural Resources Management as a Knight Hennessy Scholar, he led Project Mizu, an interdisciplinary research team that produced a solution map for water adaptation in agriculture. He previously served as CFO at a Kenya-based sustainable forestry startup, where he led over $50M in blended financing, and has advised organizations including the UN Food and Agriculture Organization and the Cabinet Office of Japan on blended finance and impact investing.
Founder at WaterOne
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Experience
- Mizu - Water OneCo-Founder & CEOcurrent2024 — presentCalifornia, United States
- Mizu - Water OneCo-Founder & CEOcurrent2023 — present
- Brown UniversityAdvisor to the Board, Brown University Club of Japancurrent2026 — present
- Stanford University Graduate School of BusinessMBA-MS Environment Candidate | Knight Hennessy Scholar2022 — 2025Stanford, CA
- Rotary InternationalRotary Global Scholar2022 — 2024Palo Alto, California, United States
- KomazaActing CFO2017 — 2022Nairobi, Kenya
- AcumenAcumen East Africa Fellow2021
- Robert Bosch StiftungGlobal Governance Futures 2035 Fellow2020 — 2021
- FAOForestry Finanicng Working Group Member2019Rome
- Mitsubishi CorporationPrivate Equity Associate, Merchant Banking Department2017Tokyo, Japan
- Mitsubishi CorporationTactical Opportunities Associate, Asset Management Business Development2015 — 2017Tokyo
- FAOMission Advisor2017Philippines
- Cabinet Office, Government of JapanSocial Impact Measurement Advisor2017Tokyo, Japan
- Teach For JapanTeacher / Overseas Campus Ambassador2011 — 2015
- AshokaSocial Financial Service Summer Analyst2014Washington D.C.
- Bain & CompanySummer Associate Consultant2013Tokyo, Japan
Skills & more
Languages Chinese · English · Japanese · Swahili
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Tomo Kumahira?
- Tomo Kumahira is Co-Founder and CEO of WaterOne.AI, following roughly a decade of work in agriculture technology, startup management, and venture and private equity investment. At Stanford University, where he earned an MBA and MS in Natural Resources Management as a Knight Hennessy Scholar, he led Project Mizu, an interdisciplinary research team that produced a solution map for water adaptation in agriculture. He previously served as CFO at a Kenya-based sustainable forestry startup, where he led over $50M in blended financing, and has advised organizations including the UN Food and Agriculture Organization and the Cabinet Office of Japan on blended finance and impact investing.
- Where does Tomo Kumahira work?
- Tomo Kumahira is Founder of WaterOne.
- What companies did Tomo Kumahira found?
- Tomo Kumahira founded WaterOne.
- Where did Tomo Kumahira go to school?
- Tomo Kumahira studied at Stanford University Graduate School of Business (Master of Business Administration - MBA, MBA - MS Natural Resources Management); Brown University (BA (Hon), International Relations); Toin Gakuen High School.
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