Watanabe, Naoyuki

写真a

Affiliation

Research Centers and Institutes, Office for Open Innovation ( Mita )

Position

Project Senior Assistant Professor (Non-tenured)/Project Assistant Professor (Non-tenured)/Project Lecturer (Non-tenured)

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  • He served for 12 years at Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, where he was engaged in economic policy, development cooperation, and United Nations–related policy. His overseas postings include France, Africa (Benin), and Canada (Montreal). He also worked at the Office of Global Communications of the Prime Minister’s Office, contributing to strategic international communications in both English and French.

    He subsequently joined a global consulting firm, where he worked on digital transformation initiatives in emerging and developing economies. Through projects in Bhutan, India, Mauritius, Vietnam, and Morocco, he collaborated with technology startups and corporate entities to address societal challenges using data-driven approaches, thereby putting impact-oriented thinking into practice.

    With the aim of co-creating innovation together with research- and development-driven startups through the application of impact thinking, he founded the “Keio Innovation Salon & Lab” series.

    He holds a Master’s degree in International Relations History from the University of Strasbourg, France. He is a holder of the CFA UK Certificate in Impact Investing. He is also a PR Planner certified by the Public Relations Society of Japan (PRSJ) and serves as an SSA Associate of the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO), supporting R&D-driven startups.

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