AZCA'S PROFESSIONAL STAFF

AZCA's professional staff possesses extensive international backgrounds and direct experience working in the Asia Pacific countries. We are familiar with local business practices and customs in these countries, and maintain valuable professional relationships within the business infrastructure. Each consultant has a unique blend of corporate and venture business experience, coupled with a strong background in management and high technology. This experience added to their advanced degrees from leading universities in both the U.S. and Japan make their knowledge invaluable.


  Masazumi Ishii
Managing Director

Over 25 years of experience as a professional in international business and high technology. Prior to establishing AZCA in 1985, worked with McKinsey & Company, Inc. and with IBM Japan, Ltd. Member of the board and the advisory board of several multinational companies. Also a Visiting Professor at Shizuoka University in Japan. B. Engineering from Tokyo University, MS in Computer Science from Stanford University. Click to see Detail

 

  Kentaro Yasui
Managing Director

Over 15 years of management consulting experience at McKinsey & Company, Inc., AZCA, Inc., McKenna Group, and Inspirior, LLC. BS in Industrial Engineering from Stanford University, MBA from Harvard Business School.

 

  Wayne Doiguchi
Managing Director

More than 20 years of experience in finance, having worked at Bank of Tokyo and Union Bank of California. Managed many cross border transactions at Park Plaza Investment Company and Strata Ventures, LLC. Board member of Pan Pacific Bank. BA from UCLA, MBA from Santa Clara University.

 

  Makoto Fukumi
Senior Associate

More than 10 years of experience in IT & automobile industries at Fujitsu Limited and Denso Corporation. MSE in Computer Science from University of Pennsylvania, MBA from University of Southern California Marshall School of Business.

 

  Reiko Yamaguchi
Senior Associate

MBA from Santa Clara University.