Management Board

Prior to starting his academic career at NUCB Business School in 2011, Dr. Iwasawa worked at Nomura Research Institute Ltd. and Nomura Securities Co., Ltd, as securities strategist, quantitative analyst, and Japanese stock strategist. He completed MBA and doctoral programs while he was at Nomura, and received an MBA from Boston University, and a Ph.D. in Economics from Harvard University prior to which he received a bachelor's degree from the School of Political Science and Economics, Waseda University. Dr. Iwasawa specializes in behavioral economics and finance.

Before joining NUCB Business School in 2021, Prof. Yokoyama had several managerial positions at Ritsumeikan APU, such as Dean of the School of Management, Vice-President of APU and a trustee of the Ritsumeikan Trust. He was President of AAPBS from 2019 through 2020 and has been Vice-Chair of the Business School Committee of the Japan University Accreditation Association (JUAA). He was a shortlisted nominee for Asia Contribution Award 2019 and 2020 consecutively for his dedication to the development of the Asian higher education. In the field of research, he was given the International Trade Promotion Award in 1992 and 1998, and the International Trade Association Award in 2002.

Dr. Tsuji completed his Ph.D. in 1978 from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) in Philosophy. His academic career has spanned lecturing duties at Waseda University where he currently also holds the post of Professor Emeritus. In addition, he has held posts at the Asian-Pacific Management Accounting Association as Senior Director from 2015 to 2017 and currently as the President-elect. His major research areas include management control, business analysis, and valuation, and accounting policies by management and publications include topics such as earnings management and accounting standards and management behavior.

Dr. Kato completed his MBA at Bond University and MA in International Studies at The University of Sydney. After returning to Japan, he engaged in the marketing position in the Silicon Valley IT companies, such as Sun Microsystems and Cisco Systems. He has been in current position since 2016. He completed his Ph.D. His specialty is 'Strategic management', 'Information management theory', 'Venture business theory' and so on. He also advises many companies through business model development and support for launching a new business as feedback to the practical field of research activities.

Louie Wong is a Professor at NUCB Business School, Graduate School of Management. He is an active researcher and educator with extensive teaching, research, and industry experience. Before joining NUCB Business School, Louie was a Visiting Fellow at the City University of Hong Kong. In the last 15 years, Louie has designed and taught various undergraduate and graduate business courses in Hong Kong and Japan. Louie's research interests include management information systems, digital transformation, social media, knowledge management, supply chain management, information security, and action research. He has published his research in prominent international peer-reviewed journals and proceedings of conferences. Besides, Louie is also a seasoned business executive with decades of industry experience in the Asia Pacific region. Before his academic career, Louie served in various senior management positions at leading multinational companies such as Digital Equipment Corporation, Compaq, and Citrix. Louie received his Ph.D. in Information Systems from the City University of Hong Kong. He also holds an MBA degree, a Bachelor and a Master of Science degree in Computer Science.

Dr. Takagi, who joined NUCB Business School as a full professor in 2018 and was appointed as Chair of Center for Case Teaching & Learning, oversees the activities of the Institute for Leadership Development. He received a D.B.A. from Harvard Business School, and both a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree from Keio University. Dr. Takagi spent his academic career as a scholar at Keio Business School from 1978 to 2014, and is the foremost expert in case method education in Japan. His research includes organizational behavior, leadership, and case method education, and his publications include The Flaw in Japanese Management as well as various contributions to Japanese management journals.

The School has maintained the practice of contracting external International Advisors to help the institution achieve its various internationalization goals.

Kyoko Hayakawa has more than 40 years of experience as a university staff member in administration, communication for internal and external relations, admissions, international affairs, international accreditation, etc. to develop and manage NUCB Undergraduate School and its parent institution of Kurimoto Educational Institute (KEI ) after she graduated Tsuda University, Tokyo. She started her current position of Managing Director at the NUCB Business School in 2002.

NUCB Business School is one of the four educational entities operated by the Kurimoto Educational Institute (KEI) and was established to provide high-quality postgraduate business education. The KEI Board of Directors determines KEI's overall strategic direction. Subsequently, the remit of the Dean is to develop and implement the School’s own strategic and practical plans in line with the broader KEI strategy. NUCB Business School has a high degree of theoretical and practical autonomy in its operation and management. With the exception of major financial decisions, for which it must seek approval from KEI, the School’s autonomous remit includes:

• academic, operational, and managerial strategy and planning;
• program design and implementation;
• personnel policy and staff development (including full powers to appoint faculty);
• international activities, including recruitment, acceptance from and sending students to partner schools, and corporate visits;
• management of most financial resources, and;
• promotional and student recruitment activities.