Yasuhiro Kawakami, CFA
Co-founder & CEO, Beta Integral, K.K.
Certifications:
Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA), Financial Risk Manager (FRM), Certified Analyst of the Securities Analysts Association of Japan (CMA).
Education:
Graduated from Kyoto University, Faculty of Science, in 2001.
Earned an MBA with Honorable Mention from IE Business School in 2012.
Member of Beta Gamma Sigma (ΒΓΣ), an international honor society for top-performing students at business schools and universities.
Professional Experience:
Served as a Senior Financial Officer at the Washington, D.C. headquarters of the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group.
Worked in the Treasury Department, specializing in Quantitative Analysis (Data Science, Financial Engineering) and Treasury Client Services (Strategic Treasury Division).
Other roles include positions at:
– PIMCO Japan
– Citibank Securities
– Goldman Sachs Japan
– Hedge funds
Began his career at IBM Japan as a new graduate, assigned to the Software Development Laboratory.
Yohei Okamoto
Co-founder & COO, Beta Integral, K.K.
Attorney-at-law (Member of the First Tokyo Bar Association)
Education
Graduated from the University of Tokyo, Faculty of Law.
Current Roles
Co-founder & COO of Beta Integral, K.K.
Representative of Okamoto & Katono Law Office.
Professional Experience
Previously served as a judge for approximately 15 years, handling primarily civil cases at Tokyo District Court, Matsuyama District Court, and Naha District/Family Court Ishigaki Branch.
While serving as a judge, he worked in the Secretariat of the Supreme Court of Japan, handling international liaison matters. Spent a year conducting overseas research at the Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law in Texas, USA. In addition, he was seconded to the Ministry of Justice and spent two years in the Kingdom of Cambodia as a long-term expert. There, he contributed to a JICA project focused on improving civil education at judicial training institutions for judges and prosecutors.