Kaz Terada

Kaz is a Venture Advisor at Monta Vista Capital. Kaz was formerly a managing director and a board member of ITOCHU Technology Ventures, Inc. (ITV), a venture capital firm based in Tokyo. Prior to joining ITV in 2006, Kaz was responsible for the business development and strategic investment of ITOCHU’s ICT & Media Group mainly in the U.S. and Japan. Kaz has led Venture Investment efforts in the US, investing in early-stage Silicon Valley technology companies since 1997. And Kaz was also responsible for ITOCHU's first U.S. technology venture capital fund, Horizon Ventures to be established in 2000. He is currently President & CEO of A2O, Inc., a management consulting firm based in Tokyo, President of TiE Japan and a board member of Macnica Fuji Electronics Holdings, Inc. (TSE:3132).

He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from Japan's Waseda University.