Minako Hirata (she/her/hers)

Minako Hirata has a diverse work experience spanning multiple roles and companies. Minako worked at CIC (Cambridge Innovation Center) from 2016 to the present. Their roles included General Manager (Operations), Director of Sales, Japan Project Manager, and Japan Project Coordinator. From 2018 to the present, they also served as a Board Member at Venture Café Tokyo while holding the role of Japan Project Manager from 2018 to 2019. Additionally, they worked as a Partnership Manager at Basis Technology from 2016 to 2018. Earlier in their career, they worked as an Analyst at Japan Center for Economic Research (JCER) from 2005 to 2013.

Minako Hirata holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Law from Waseda University. Minako also obtained a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Massachusetts Lowell. The specific field of study for their MBA is not provided.