Yuichi Tanaka

Yuichi Tanaka is a seasoned solutions engineer with extensive experience in the tech industry, currently serving at OpenAI since September 2025. Prior to this role, Yuichi spent over seven years at GitHub, initially as a software engineer and progressing to senior solutions engineer and strategic solutions engineer, where responsibilities included empowering high-profile clients and managing large corporate accounts in Japan. Yuichi's career began at Cybozu, where roles included engineering manager and product manager for kintone, focusing on product strategy and team leadership. Yuichi also completed internships at Nomura Research Institute and Works Applications. Academic credentials include a Master of Computer Science in Data Science from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and degrees in computer science from the Tokyo Institute of Technology and Keio University.