Wataru Koike

Wataru Koike is a Senior Director in Marketing at Google, where they are responsible for the user growth strategy, brand, and marketing in Japan, covering key products like Search, Android, YouTube, and Gemini. Wataru has extensive business and marketing experience across the Asia-Pacific region, particularly in the Japanese market. Prior to their current role, they expanded YouTube and business marketing within the region and held various positions at Google, including Marketing Manager and Director of Consumer Marketing. Wataru's earlier career includes positions as a Business Development Director at Recruit and as an Engineer at NTT. They hold a Bachelor’s and a Master’s degree in Engineering from Kyoto University, as well as an MBA in Marketing and Strategy from Carnegie Mellon University.