Masao Kakihara

Masao Kakihara serves as a Professor at Tokyo University of Science, where Kakihara is a founding member of the Department of International Digital & Design Management, focusing on Digital Marketing, Data Analytics, and Content Business Strategy. Currently, Masao is also the Representative Partner at m-Digital LLC, providing consulting services related to consumer insights and data analytics in the digital environment. Additionally, Kakihara is the Chairperson at FURAI Inc., specializing in marketing and content creation for eSports. Prior experience includes leadership roles in consumer insights and marketing research at Google, where Masao contributed to major product lines in Japan and Korea, and adjunct faculty positions at Singapore Management University. Masao's academic background includes a Ph.D. and MSc from The London School of Economics and a BA in Economics from Kwansei Gakuin University.