Paul McInerney

Paul joined Recruit Co., Ltd. in 1997 and co-led digital business building and corporate venture capital investing efforts. While at Recruit Paul was also a founding member of Golfport (an online golf reservation site) – subsequently sold to Rakuten in 2002.

He joined McKinsey & Company's Tokyo Office in 2002, was elected Partner in 2007 and Senior Partner in 2014.

After leading McKinsey & Company's Asia Pacific Marketing & Sales Practice and McKinsey Analytics Asia, until February 2021 Paul was the Leader of McKinsey & Company's Asia Pacific Consumer & Retail Practice and Managing Partner of QuantumBlack Japan.

Paul joined Incubate Fund as a General Partner in March 2021.

Paul has authored articles in the Harvard Business Review, Nikkei Business, Toyo Keizai and has spoken at multiple industry events. Paul grew up in Australia and has been a resident of Japan for the past 30 years. He is a co-founder and board member of UWC ISAK Japan.