Kawai Tetsuya

Dr. Tetsuya Kawai is an experienced IT Project Manager and Service Manager. With his MSc in Physical Chemistry, he joined one of the major electric manufacturers in Japan, where he started his career as an IT engineer before he enrolled in a doctorate course at Osaka University. After receiving a Ph.D. in Information Science and Technology, he relocated to Singapore to join an IT service provider there. Since then, for over a decade, he has engaged himself in IT infrastructure project management and service management to support the APAC business of a Japanese automaker. He has led a team of members from all over Asia. His leadership successfully maximised their abilities, which enabled the improvement of IT projects and operations and reduced cost. In OIST, which boasts a truly international environment, he believes that, with the extensive experience, he will be able to contribute to the development and prosperity of OIST, Okinawa, and the World through user-oriented IT services and digital transformation.