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Toshifumi Kokubun is the Chief Economic Security Officer (CESO) and Strategic Impact Leader at EY Strategy and Consulting Co., Ltd. He also holds a professorship at Tama Graduate School of Business and is a member of the Pacific Forum International Advisory Board.
He is recognized for his leadership, knowledge and skills in rule-making strategies based on social issues and economic security policies. His work is central to the formulation of trade policies and the creation of issue ecosystems involving government, industry and academia, and the development of corporate strategies that are resilient to the economic security policies of various countries. He has also served as an advisor on economic security and trade strategy to numerous Japanese government committees and political research councils.
As professor on the MBA Rule-Making Strategy module at Tama Graduate School of Business, his students come from both the public and private sector. He is now working to diversify Japan's rule-making strategy capabilities and create employment opportunities for researchers in rule-making strategies.
In a long and diverse career before joining the firm, he previously held roles in think tanks and in corporate planning at IT companies. He was also a principal at a US-based strategy firm and a partner of a US audit firm.
He is the author and editor of several titles on economic security and rule-making strategy.
He holds a Master in Public Administration from Waseda University Graduate School of Public Management.
How Toshifumi is shaping the future with confidence
I am building the foundation for Japan’s capabilities in rulemaking strategy through my role as a professor for the MBA Rulemaking Strategy major at Tama Graduate School of Business, where I am focused on developing future leaders and talent in this field.
In addition, to support the creation of new rules, I have established several research groups, including the Economic Statecraft Research Group, Cybersecurity Research Group, Sustainable Energy Research Group, Care Robot Research Group, and the Cellular Agriculture Research Group.