Product Management

Rio Fukaya

Strategic Advisor in technology and sports

Faculty Profile

Río is an accomplished professional with over a decade of experience in business management, product management, and operational excellence in technology across the EMEA region and Japan. With a track record of success at global firms such as Apple and Rakuten, the world’s prominent sports club, FC Barcelona. Specializing in e-commerce, payment, loyalty programs, and supply chain management across B2B, B2C, and B2B2C products.

Furthermore, accelerated startups and open innovations in Europe and Africa by fostering emerging technologies in partnerships, including collaborating with government development agencies, such as JICA, JETRO, and CEFJ.

Río is an alumni of Saïd Business School, University of Oxford.

Experience

2020 – Present
Director, EMEA Regional Strategy and Operations / Business Intelligence & Data Analytics
Rakuten Europe
2018 – 2021
Head of Business Development and Innovation, EMEA Regional Headquarters
Rakuten Europe
2017 – 2021
Program Lead, Rakuten – FC Barcelona Partnership & Digital Membership Program, Barça Innovation Hub
FC Barcelona
2015 – 2017
Strategy Principal, CEO Office
Rakuten
2011 – 2015
Product Manager, E-Commerce
Rakuten
2010 – 2011
Product Specialist
Apple

Education

2022-2024
MSc in Major Programme Management
Saïd Business School, University of Oxford
2020
Mini-MBA
Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
2020
Postgraduate Certification – Data Analysis
London School of Economics and Political Science
2009
Stanford Japan Exchange Program
Stanford University
2007-2011
Bachelor of Arts, Finance and Statistics
Doshisha University