Expertise
Policy Making; EBPM (Evidence-Based Policy Making); Public Management; Local Administration; Economic Growth
Education
2018 AM, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Harvard University
2007 Bachelor of Laws, University of Tokyo
Experience
2022 Chief Digital Officer, City of Kobe
2020 Associate Professor, Graduate School of Public Policy, University of Tokyo
2018 Deputy Director, Local Administration Management Assistance Office
2016 International Fellow, Nippon Foundation
2015 Director, Finance and Prefectural Assembly Division, Kumamoto Prefectural Government
2014 Director, Environmental Policy Division, Kumamoto Prefectural Government
2013 Deputy Director for Policy Coordination, Governor’s Office, Kumamoto Prefectural Government
2011 Deputy Director, Energy Policy Division, Kumamoto Prefectural Government / Senior Policy Planner, Decentralization Reform Office, Cabinet Office
2010 Policy Planner, Decentralization Reform Office, Cabinet Office
2009 Policy Planner, Administration Improvement Division, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications
2007 Analyst, Municipal Finance Division, Yamaguchi Prefectural Government / Junior Researcher, Political Funds Regulation Division, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications
Selected Publications and Papers
- “Investigating the Epidemiological and Economic Effects of a Third-Party Certification Policy for Restaurants with COVID-19 Prevention Measures” (coauthored with Kazuya Hirokawa et al.), Scientific Reports: 13, 2023: Article number: 7655.
