Mike Tanji

Mike Tanji is a Director of Alliance Forum Foundation, Director of DEFTA Capital Inc. and General Manager of DEFTA Healthcare Technologies, L.P. Mr. Tanji joined the Alliance Forum Foundation in 2009 and has been in his current position since 2017. Mr. Tanji started his career at The Long-Term Credit Bank of Japan, Ltd. (LTCB) followed by a secondment to the Ministry of International Trade and Industry. After working in the United States at a subsidiary of LTCB, Mr. Tanji managed the interest rate policy and portfolio management at Business Planning Division, then supported corporate customer entry to Asian countries at Asian Division as Associate General Manager of both organizations. Since 1995, when he left LTCB, Mr. Tanji served as Senior Consultant at Jomon Associates, Executive Assistant to the President at Shin Ginko Tokyo Co., Ltd., and Senior Managing Executive Officer at Aruze Corporation. Mr. Tanji is also a Juris Doctor and a Director of Japan Initiative.