Taishi Sasahara Mba, Cpa, Cgma, Cisa

Taishi Sasahara, MBA, CPA, CGMA, CISA, CRISC, has extensive experience in business consulting and strategy with a focus on cross-border M&A advisory, corporate strategy, and private equity syndication at HLS Global since January 2016. Prior to this role, Taishi served as a Partner and Corporate Strategy Consultant at Sigkino and Partners LLC from April 2010 to December 2015. Taishi's career includes significant positions at IBM, including Head of Knowledge Management and Managing Consultant, where strategic advisement was provided to Fortune 500 firms and governments primarily in the Asia Pacific region. Early career experience at PwC and IBM Japan Ltd further solidified Taishi's expertise in business strategy and market entry. Educational qualifications include an Executive Certificate from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and an MBA from Royal Holloway, University of London.