Sakae Osumi

Sakae Osumi is an accomplished executive in the gaming industry with extensive experience in game development and production. Currently serving as the Executive Producer at Niantic, Inc. since May 2019, Sakae has played key roles in the development of "Monster Hunter Now" for iOS and Android. Previously, Sakae held various significant positions at Capcom, including Senior Manager of Corporate Planning at Capcom Japan HQ and Director of Strategic Planning at Capcom USA, where responsibilities encompassed managing high-profile titles such as "Monster Hunter World" and "Resident Evil 7." Sakae’s career also includes roles at SEGA Europe as a Producer for "Sonic Dash," and a Game Director and Designer at Sega Japan HQ for notable titles like "Sonic Rush Adventure" and the "Super Monkey Ball" series. Sakae holds a Bachelor of Social Science from Waseda University, graduated in 1997.