Experience

Citadel AI

• Japan
• Software Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chief Operating Officer

  • Apr 2023 - Present

  Citadel AI is committed to improving the reliability and safety of AI systems for the better society with trustworthy AI. Citadel AI provides automated testing and monitoring products for AI systems to address the "Black Box problem" of AI systems and help organizations reduce AI reliability risks and maximize AI performance. Citadel AI was founded by former engineers from Google Brain, Waymo, and Toyota with first-hand experience designing and deploying high-risk AI systems, and is based in Tokyo, Japan. As Chief Operating Officer, Takehito leads the entire business with the co-founders and accelerates the company's global expansion to pursue its mission. Takehito has extensive experiences in the healthcare and related regulatory compliance fields, through his tenure at Mitsubishi Corporation and Google, and has a deep understanding of the themes that Citadel AI focuses on. Takehito led investments, M&As, and new business development in the healthcare field at Mitsubishi Corporation, then served as the Director of Healthcare Business at Mitsubishi Corporation Americas in Silicon Valley, and later obtained an MBA from MIT Sloan School of Management. He also led the launch of Google Health's Japan business and led the first joint research project on AI-assisted breast cancer screening with a leading cancer care hospital in Japan. He is a seasoned professional of global management who has been involved in large-scale global companies and has led the growth of various businesses and organizations. Show less



Google

• United States
• Software Development
• 700 & Above Employee

• Product Marketing Manager

  • Sep 2018 - Apr 2023

  As a Product Marketing Manager at SMB Marketing, I am committed to demonstrating our mission to establish Google as the most trustworthy and helpful partner to drive business success for SMB clients. I am responsible for developing a strategic vision and marketing plan to help accelerate the growth of advertisers by partnering with key xFN stakeholders across the globe. I lead a wide spectrum of marketing activities including overall YouTube country strategy for SMB and develop and execute marketing campaigns such as events, training and educational programs, research, case studies, and scalable email / direct mail campaigns to help SMB grow and drive ads revenue for Google. In addition, as a Program Manager (PgM) of AI Mammography Research Project on AI for Japan (a.k.a Google Health Japan) team, I successfully drove the research project with Ariake Hospital, the 2nd largest cancer care hospital in Japan, to help people with technology, especially for women with breast cancer. Ariake Hospital and Google Health entered into the Research Collaboration Agreement on November 12, 2021, and the external announcement on Google Japan Blog drove significant media coverage from 21 different media outlets, including Nikkei. Show less



Mitsubishi Corporation

• International Trade and Development
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Manager

  • Jun 2018 - Aug 2018

  Led strategic partnerships with leading Health AI companies and spearheaded a research collaboration with a university hospital to advance the patient care. Led strategic partnerships with leading Health AI companies and spearheaded a research collaboration with a university hospital to advance the patient care.



MIT Sloan School of Management

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Sloan Fellows MBA Program

  • Jun 2017 - Jun 2018

  Acquired an MBA at MIT Sloan School of Management. Building on my solid expertise in the healthcare industry and international business, ample resources and leaning opportunities at MIT amplified my ability to lead people from various backgrounds and solve complex problems. At MIT, I pursued the Healthcare Lab, where I was immersed with action learning projects, including the one at Boston Medical Center where I identified the problems and devised solutions to improve operation at Endoscopy Department. Show less



Mitsubishi Corporation

• International Trade and Development
• 700 & Above Employee

• Strategic Planning Manager

  • Jan 2017 - May 2017

  I directed strategic planning for the Group CEO, Executive Vice President of Mitsubishi Corporation, and articulated corporate strategies, including business portfolio management, budgeting, human resources, and public and investor relations.I spearheaded a corporate-wide project to redefine principle of management and governance of 600+ Mitsubishi group companies, consolidated revenue of $200 billion, to accomplish the unprecedented growth in the next 10 years.

• Director of Healthcare Business

  • Feb 2013 - Dec 2016

  I led the entire business operations and development efforts as Director of Healthcare Business at Mitsubishi Corporation (Americas), where I focused on creating strategic partnerships with healthcare companies and organizations to bring their innovations and best practices to Asian countries.The projects included a joint-venture opportunity with IBM Watson Heath, strategic alliance with preeminent hospitals such as Memorial Hermann Health System, investment in Emergent Medical Partners, L.P. and Fogarty Institute for Innovation.Mitsubishi Corporation, a multinational conglomerate, leverages its vast distribution network to export medical devices and technologies to Japan. To that end, I made several investments in medical device start-ups in the United States, alongside of an active medical device import and distribution effort, led primarily through subsidiaries MC Medical and Japan Medicalnext. Show less

• Manager, Healthcare Department

  • Apr 2008 - Jan 2013

  As Manager of the Healthcare Department, I was responsible for creating value-added strategies for a subsidiary company, MC Healthcare, the most successful integrated healthcare supply chain subsidiary. In 2012, I planned the growth strategy and executed acquisition and post-merger integration for a leading medical device distributor in Japan. I led the entire M&A process such as due diligence with outside financial and legal advisors, created financial models, negotiated the Stock Purchase Agreement with the seller, and obtained shareholders’ approval.In 2008, I led the effort to merge three subsidiary companies into MC Healthcare, making it the largest healthcare supply chain company in Japan with $2 billion in annual revenue. As a result, MC Healthcare became the largest and most successful healthcare supply chain company in Japan. Show less