Executive Directors
President Ryoji Noyori
Appointed
October 1, 2003
Previous appointments
| 2002 |
Director, Institute for Advanced Research, Nagoya University |
| 1997 |
Dean, Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University |
| 1972 |
Professor, Nagoya University |
| 1968 |
Associate Professor, Nagoya University |
Executive Director Maki Kawai
Appointed
April 1, 2010
Previous appointments
| 2009 |
Deputy Director, RIKEN Advanced Science Institute |
| 2004 |
Professor, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, University of Tokyo & Chief Scientist, Surface Chemistry Laboratory, RIKEN (concurrent) |
| 1991 |
Chief Scientist, Surface Chemistry Laboratory, RIKEN |
Executive Director Teruo Furuya
Appointed
April 1, 2009
Previous appointments
| 2008 |
Director, RIKEN General Affairs Division |
| 2006 |
Director, RIKEN Yokohama Institute Research Promotion Division |
Executive Director Kenji Oeda
Appointed
April 1, 2011
Previous appointments
| 2010 |
Fellow, Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd. |
| 2007 |
Deputy Director-General, Council for Science and Technology Policy, Cabinet Office, The Government of Japan |
| 2001 |
Group Manager, Molecular Biology Group, Environmental Health Science Laboratory, Sumitomo Chemical Company |
Executive Director Hiroshi Tsuboi
Appointed
September 19, 2012
Previous appointments
| 2010 |
Deputy Director-General for Regional Economic and Industrial Policy, Economic and Industrial Policy Bureau, METI |
| 2009 |
Director, Minister's Secretariat Policy Division, MEXT |
| 2008 |
Director, Research and Development Policy Division, Research and Development Bureau, MEXT |
| 2000 |
Director, Nuclear Fuel Division, Atomic Energy Bureau, STA |
Executive Director Minoru Yonekura
Appointed
April 1, 2013
Previous appointments
| 2012 |
Vice President, University of Tsukuba |
| 2010 |
Associate Executive Director, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency(JAXA) |
| 2009 |
Deputy Director-General for Regional Economic and Industrial Policy, Economic and Industrial Policy Bureau, METI |
| 2006 |
Director, Policy Planning Division, RIKEN |
| 2004 |
Director, Basic and Generic Research Division, Research Promotion Bureau MEXT |
Auditor Itaru Shimizu
Appointed
October 1, 2011
Previous appointments
| 2011 |
Senior partner, Public Center, Ernst & Young ShinNihon LLC |
| 2003 |
Director, Public Center, Ernst & Young ShinNihon LLC |
Auditor Kenji Ito
Appointed
April 1, 2013
Previous appointments
| 2010 |
Senior Executive Vice President, Rating and Investment Information, Inc. |
| 2004 |
Managing Director, JSF Trust and Banking Co., Ltd |
| 2002 |
Managing Executive Officer, Mizuho Trust & Banking |
| 2001 |
General Manager, Auditing Department, The Industrial Bank of Japan, Limited |