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Takuji Okubo

Chief Financial Officer at ZEN PLACE Inc.

Faculty Profile

Takuji Okubo spent 11 years as an investment bank economist, spanning his career at Goldman Sachs and later becoming Chief Economist at Societe Generale covering Japan and South Korea.

In 2012, he left the industry to found Japan Macro Advisors, an economic consultancy servicing institutional clients. His firm recently extended its coverage to India, opening an office in Bangalore.

In 2020, he retired from executive roles at Japan Macro Advisors and joined The Economist group as its Economist Corporate Network North Asia Director, responsible for Japan and South Korea.

Takuji is also a Director at Japan Risk Forum, a non-profit industry association of risk managers in Japan. Takuji is a graduate from Tokyo University, INSEAD (MBA) and UPF in Barcelona.

Experience

2022 - Present
Managing Director
Japan Macro Advisors
July 2022 - Current
Chief Financial Officer
ZEN PLACE Inc
Apr 2021 - Current
Executive Committee Member
BCCJ - The British Chamber of Commerce in Japan
Apr 2015 - Current
Director
Japan Risk Forum
September 2021 - 2022
Global Head of Thought Leadership
NEC Corporation
February 2020 - June 2021
North Asia Director, Economist Corporate Network
The Economist Group
September 2012 – February 2020
Managing Director and Chief Economist
Japan Macro Advisors
January 2010 – May 2012
Chief Economist (Tokyo)
Societe Generale
July 2007 – January 2010
Senior Director & Senior Economist
Merrill Lynch
April 1997 – March 2003
Vice President & Senior Economist
Goldman Sachs

Education

2003 – 2004
MBA, Business Administration
INSEAD
2004 – 2005
MsC, Economics
Universitat Pompeu Fabra
2003 – 2004
Master of Business Administration - MBA, Business Administration and Management, General
INSEAD