Jiro Tsukahara

Jiro Tsukahara serves as the General Manager at Evthera Inc., a role held since August 2023, where the company focuses on researching Extracellular Vesicles from plants and microbiomes within the human body. Concurrently, Jiro Tsukahara has been with ARK INNOVATION since August 2018 in various capacities including Managing Officer, Corporate Officer, and Senior Director. Additionally, Jiro Tsukahara has held the position of Guest Lecturer at Tokyo University of Science since April 2020. Prior experience includes a series of leadership roles at FUJIFILM Corporation from April 2010 to June 2017 and a research role at the Japan Technological Research Association of Artificial Photosynthetic Chemical Processes from October 2013 to March 2016. Jiro Tsukahara earned both a Master’s Degree and a Bachelor’s Degree in Organic Chemistry from The University of Tokyo, completed in 1985 and 1983, respectively.