Tomoyuki Takada

Tomoyuki Takada has over 25 years of professional experience, beginning with their role as an Engineer at Ford Motor Company from 1996. In 2007, they founded and became the Chief Executive Officer at NGB, providing consulting services to a range of companies entering U.S. and/or Asian markets. In 2014, they were asked to lead Yelp Japan as the Managing Director of Yelp Japan, reporting to COO Geoff Donaker. During this time, they identified and established partnerships with key companies in Japan. In 2017, they founded and became the CEO of LiveRun, an innovative community driven fitness service. Finally, in 2021 they became the Tokyo Studio Head at Moon Creative Lab.

Tomoyuki Takada has a strong education background, having achieved a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Harvard Business School between 2001 and 2003, a Master of Science (M.S.) from the University of Michigan between 1997 and 2002, and a Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) from Northwestern University between 1992 and 1996, all in the field of Mechanical Engineering.