Seiji Kobayashi

Seiji Kobayashi is a seasoned professional with extensive experience in technology and healthcare sectors. Currently serving as the Regional Partner Director at Anaplan since January 2022, Kobayashi focuses on fostering collaboration with regional partners to enhance business transformation through data-driven management solutions. Prior to this role, Kobayashi spent over 25 years at IBM, where responsibilities included leading the Watson Health Business Unit in Japan and promoting cognitive computing solutions within the healthcare sector. Other notable positions at IBM encompassed strategic sales initiatives in Smarter Cities, IT architecture in corporate strategy, and technical sales support in cloud computing. Kobayashi holds a Master’s degree in Pure and Applied Physics from Waseda University, obtained in 1996.