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 |
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Executive Director Akihiro Fujita
| Appointed | July 31, 2010 |
Previous appointments |
| 2008 | Director-General for Policy Planning in charge of science and technology policy and innovation, Cabinet Office |
| 2007 | Director-General, MEXT Research and Development Bureau |
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Executive Director Teruo Furuya
| Appointed | April 1, 2009 |
Previous appointments |
| 2008 | Director, RIKEN General Affairs Division |
| 2006 | Director, RIKEN Yokohama Institute Research Promotion Division |
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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 |
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Executive Director Masaaki Tanaka
| Appointed | January 1, 2011 |
Previous appointments |
| 2009 | Deputy Director, RIKEN Kobe Institute |
| 2008 | MEXT Deputy Director-General, Research and Development Bureau |
| 2007 | MEXT Director for Personnel Affairs |
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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 |
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Auditor Masahiko Uomori
| Appointed | January 1, 2010 |
Previous appointments |
| 2009 | Professor, Graduate School of Engineering Management, Shibaura Institute of Technology |
| 2007 | Auditor, Dow Corning Toray |
| 2006 | Executive director in charge of new operations and electronic materials division, Dow Corning Toray |
| 2000 | Executive Director and Industry Division Director, Dow Corning Toray |
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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 |
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