(From Yuji Akabane Twitter)

Yuji Akabane, who is from Shimonoseki and is a leading management consultant in Japan and has been involved in many venture management support, has been invited as a visiting professor.

After graduating from the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Tokyo, he worked for Komatsu Ltd., worked for a master's degree at Stanford University Graduate School, and joined McKinsey & Company, where he was involved in consulting on management strategy planning for many companies. In particular, we have launched the McKinsey Seoul Office from scratch, have been involved in the management reform of the LG Group, and have been active globally, supporting its breakthrough. After retiring from McKinsey & Company, he has been engaged in a wide range of activities, including venture management support, management reform consulting for mid-sized and large companies, and holding many lectures and seminars on careers at Breakthrough Partners Co., Ltd., which was co-founded, as well as a member of the study group of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications.

His representative book, Zero Second Thinking (Daiyamondosha), has been published about 380,000 copies, and in addition, "Speed solves everything" (Daiyamondosha), "How to Talk McKinsey Style People" (Cross Media Publishing) and has been featured in many media outlets.

The purpose of our educational and research activities is to foster a well-balanced, well-educated and highly educated professionals and contribute to the development of local and international communities. In particular, Faculty of Economics Department of International Commerce aims to develop human resources who have specialized knowledge and skills in organizational management and commerce, and who can practice them with a global perspective. We believe that the opportunity to experience the experience and thinking of Mr. Akabane, who is active globally in fields such as management strategy and venture management, will lead to the growth of our students. We would like to provide valuable learning opportunities with visiting professor Akabane, students, faculty and staff, and local people.  

[Published date: April 19, 2023]

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