Daisuke Asahara, DBA

Daisuke Asahara joins the Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center (APARC) as a visiting scholar for 2023-2024 and a global affiliate visiting scholar for 2024-25. Asahara has experience as CFO and COO of HEROZ, Inc. (listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Prime Market) and, prior to that, as an investment banker at Goldman Sachs. During this time at APARC, he will conduct research with Professor Kiyoteru Tsutui on finance, innovation, and startups in Japan. He holds a Doctor of Business Administration from Hitotsubashi University, an MBA from The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania – where he was honored as one of the Class of 2013 graduation speakers – and both a Master's and Bachelor's degree in Informatics and Engineering from Kyoto University.