Atsushi Ishii

Atsushi Ishii is an accomplished professional with extensive experience in technology and leadership roles. As the Regional Head of Japan at the Enterprise Ethereum Alliance since March 2022, Atsushi focuses on promoting blockchain technology. Serving as CEO of Couger since December 2006, Atsushi specializes in Virtual Human Agent and XAI. Previous positions include Guest Researcher at The University of Electro-Communications and Special Lecturer at Stanford University in 2018. As Chief Technology Officer at dango-Inc. and LivingImage Inc., Atsushi led projects that achieved top sales and best app honors in Japan. Early career roles included board responsibilities at Saver Corp., software engineering positions at Rakuten and Lycos Japan Corp., and software engineering at IBM, contributing to significant developments in search engine technology and server-side applications.