He graduated from the School of Commerce at Meiji University in 1996 and joined the Tokyo Office of KPMG Peat Marwick where he was engaged in international tax affairs and corporate finance. Afterward, he worked as a venture capitalist and CFO at a startup company and in 2001, founded Mentor Capital Tax Office. Since then, alongside providing support to startups, he has held various positions such as researcher at Mitsui & Co. Global Strategic Studies Institute and outside director at Enigmo Inc. and UNITED, Inc.