Product Management Product Manager / Advanced Innovation Strategy Center General Manager

Takehiko Hashimoto

After working at Sier (engineer for 5 years, researcher for 2 years) and a marketing research company (3 years), he joined BrainPad Inc. in 2008 as a senior data scientist, where he was mainly involved in data analysis in the marketing field and launching new businesses to train data scientists. He participated in the launch of the The Japan DataScientist Society, and was appointed Secretary General of the organization in 2015 (-2018). He also focuses on industry-academia collaboration and human resource development activities, such as giving lectures at multiple universities, including Shiga University, Keio SFC, and Waseda University. In April 2017, he joined GA technologies and participated in the launch of the Advanced Innovation Strategy Center (formerly the AI Strategy Office). He is responsible for the Group's data management and external affairs. From April 2019, he has been a visiting associate professor at the University of Electro-Communications, National University Corporation, Industrial Academic-Government Collaboration Center. From April 2021, he has been an industrial advisor at the Faculty of Data Science, Shiga University, National University Corporation. Member of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism's Real Estate ID Rule Review Committee from April 2020 to March 2021. Publications: "Data Science Exercises for Working Adults" (Statistics Bureau, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications), "Statistics Guidance" (Nihon Hyoronsha/co-author), and others.