Nicholas Benes is the Director at Advantest Corp. Previously, they were with The Board Director Training Institute of Japan and American Chamber of Commerce in Japan (ACCJ) where they served as the Chair of the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) Committee and proposed and led the ACCJ's Growth Strategy Task Force. Nicholas is an experienced advocate for change in productivity enhancement and corporate governance code.
Nicholas Benes attended the University of California, Los Angeles - School of Law and obtained a JD-MBA. Nicholas then attended the UCLA Anderson School of Management and obtained an MBA. Nicholas also attended Stanford University and obtained a B.A. in Political Science. Finally, they attended Keio University and graduated from their intensive Japanese one-year program.