International Seminar

Toshihide Endo
Commissioner
Financial Services Agency (FSA)

Since joining the FSA in 2002, Mr. Toshihide Endo has held various executive posts, including the Director-General of the Supervisory Bureau and Inspection Bureau, the Deputy Director-General of the Planning and Coordination Bureau. When he was the Director-General of the Supervisory Bureau, he leads supervision of banks, broker-dealers, insurance companies and the Deposit Insurance Corporation of Japan. As the Director-General of Inspection Bureau, he integrated the process of on-site inspection and off-site monitoring, aiming for an in-depth understanding of the financial institutions and the financial system in effective manner. Also, as the Deputy Director-General of the Planning and Coordination Bureau, he was responsible for overall policy making for the financial system and markets, and the supervision of securities exchanges. Prior to his posting to the FSA, he worked for the Asian Pacific Department and the Finance Department of the International Monetary Fund.
He received a B.A. in Law from the University of Tokyo in 1982 and a M.Sc. in Economics from the London School of Economics (LSE) in 1986.

David Hunt
President and Chief Executive Officer
PGIM

David A. Hunt is President and Chief Executive Officer of PGIM, a top-10 global asset manager* with over U.S. $1.26 trillion in assets under management** across public and private asset classes. He oversees all aspects of the asset management businesses, including its public fixed income, real estate, public equity, private fixed income, and mutual fund units. In addition to his asset management role, he serves on the U.S. Operating Council and the U.S. Management Council for Prudential Financial, Inc.
Before joining PGIM, he was a Senior Partner at McKinsey & Company and co-leader of its North American Asset Management practice. He was at McKinsey for 22 years and served as a key advisor to leading financial executives worldwide. For five years, he was based in Europe and worked extensively in Asia. He serves on the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors for Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts and is a life member of the Council on Foreign Relations. He also serves on the Board of Directors for the Toigo Foundation, an organization devoted to diversity in the investment management business.
He earned a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering from Princeton University and a Master of Business Administration degree in Finance and Multinational Management from the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School.
*) Pensions & Investments Top Money Manager’s list, May 27, 2019.
**) AUM as of June 30, 2019.

Akira Sugano
President & CEO
Asset Management One Co., Ltd.

Akira Sugano is President and Chief Executive Officer of Asset Management One. He also serves as Vice Chairman of the Investment Trusts Association, Japan. Prior to joining Asset Management One, he was Deputy President and Executive Officer at Mizuho Financial Group, where he was responsible for the firm’s corporate finance business for multi-national clients as the Head of Global Corporate Company. He has over 36 years of extensive financial experiences and has engaged in asset management business and developing global business strategies. He has held various senior roles within Mizuho FG and Mizuho Bank, including Senior Managing Executive Officer heading Mizuho FG’s strategic planning and management controls for international banking, investment banking and asset management.
His in-depth understanding of asset management business developed further through his tenure at DIAM (current Asset Management One), when he was seconded to the firm from Mizuho FG from 2002 to 2006. He served as a general manager, responsible for the firm’s overall business strategies. He started his career as an investment banker in 1982 when he joined the Industrial Bank of Japan, Ltd. (current Mizuho Bank).
He holds an MBA from the MIT Sloan School of Management and a bachelor’s degree in economics from the University of Tokyo.

Hiroki Nakagiri
Founder and Chief Executive Officer
GAIA Inc.

Hiroki Nakagiri began his career as an investment consultant at Yamaichi Securities and went on to become the youngest senior financial consultant at Merrill Lynch. He earned his MBA degree at Brandeis University in Boston before founding his own firm ‘GAIA’ in 2006. He has been actively involved in advising on financial matters such as asset management, mainly to people in their 50's and 60's. He also has been featured in various media and is the author of 16 books, many of which are best sellers.

Haruhiro Nakano
President & CEO
SAISON ASSET MANAGEMENT CO.,LTD.

Haruhiro Nakano joined Credit Saison Co., Ltd.in 1987.After engaging in investment management division mainly in fixed income portfolios at financial subsidiary of Saison Group, he established an investment advisory business. As a CIO, he provided investment advice for foreign contract assets such as foreign investment trusts in addition to managing in house proper financial assets. In 2006, after General Manager of Investment Division in Credit Saison, SAISON ASSET MANAGEMENT CO., LTD., he engaged in CEO from inception.
Currently, he has managed two long-term investment funds and provided them direct sales. The number of customers, mainly Japanese individual investors, are 143,000. The amount of assets under management exceeds 260 billion yen.
Also he has engaged as a director of JAPAN Investment Trust Association and a director of The SAISON FOUNDATION.
Graduated from the department of commercial science, Meiji University in 1987.

Kiyoshi Mizuno
Office Manager of Asset Building & Investment Support Office
Corporate Planning Department, Corporate Division
Rakuten Securities, Inc.,

Kiyoshi Mizuno is an office manager of Asset Building & Investment Support Office, Corporate Planning Department of Rakuten Securities, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Rakuten, Inc., a leader in internet services and global innovation headquartered in Japan. He joined Rakuten Securities, Inc., on August 2019.
After graduating from Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, he started his business career with Fuji Bank, Ltd. (current Mizuho Bank, Ltd.) in 1982, and worked as a market dealer for about 20 years. In 2009, he joined Financial Services Agency of Japan, at the Inspection Bureau, and in charge of inspection work for major financial institutions. Since 2014, as chief financial inspector, he analyzed and reviewed how financial institutions incorporate the idea of the “Principles for Customer-Oriented Business Conduct” in their corporate philosophies, develop their business strategies, and apply the principles in everyday business operations.

Chiho Shimada
Chief Editor
Ibbotson Associates Japan, Inc.

Chiho Shimada is the Chief Editor for Ibbotson Associates Japan (IAJ), oversees the content for Toshishintaku Jijo (Japan Investment Trust Research Magazine, JITRI, the first issue published in 1958), a monthly magazine of Investment Trust Research issued by IAJ. She joined Ibbotson Associates Japan in 2008, and had been worked as a member of the Working Groups in Financial Council such as On Review of Investment Trust and Investment Corporation Regulation (2012-13), On review of Stewardship Code (2017), On Financial Market (2016-19).
As prior to Ibbotson Associates japan, she had experience in Food Company, Institute of Space and Astronautical Science (JAXA), secretary of a member of the House of Representatives, and became the chief editor of JITRI from 1995. She also worked as a guest commentator of TV News Program “The Broadcaster” for 8 years. She is eagerly committing education for financial independence and long term investment by organize study session or support individual investor meetings.
She holds a bachelor’s degree from International Christian University in Japan.