Infrastructure Investors Webinar: Japan

Yoshi Kiguchi CIO WEST JAPAN MACHINERY PENSION FUND

Yoshi Kiguchi focuses innovative strategies and products with the investment horizon structures. He has more than 30 years of experience in investment and risk management.

Before that, Mr. Kiguchi was a managing director of Russell Investments in Japan, where he supervised several teams, and delivered a wide range of consulting and solutions to the institutional clients including Toyota, Fujitsu, NEC, Sekisui, Toray, and Mazda.  He joined Russell as a consultant in 1998.

Prior to joining Russell, Mr. Kiguchi was with Sumitomo Life for ten years. He was placed in charge of corporate strategy, equity investments, researching capital markets, including private equities, and performing quantitative risk management and ALM.

B.S., Precision Machinery (Robotics), the University of Tokyo, 1988

Keisuke Okano Associate Director, Alternative Investments Team ORIX LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

Keisuke Okano is in charge of Infrastructure investments at ORIX Life Insurance Corporation. Since joining ORIX Life in 2019, he has led the growth of the infrastructure portfolio. In prior role, he was in Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF) for 8 years where he took various role there, including he served as portfolio manager for Infrastructure investments from the time when GPIF starts alternative investment.

He holds a bachelor’s degree in Political Science from Waseda University.

Koji Someno Manager, Real Asset Fund Investment Alternative Investment Department DAI-ICHI LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

Koji Someno is a Manager of Real Asset Fund Investment Division and Private Equity Fund Investment Division of Alternative Investment Department at Dai-ichi Life Insurance Company. Since joining Dai-ichi Life in 2017, he has been in charge of infrastructure investments and private equity investments. Prior to that, he spent about 13 years at Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking (MUTB), where he was involved in the investments in private equity, infrastructure, real asset and venture funds.    

He holds a bachelor’s degree in Business and Commerce from Keio University.

Yuriko Watanabe Director Infrastructure Investment/Private Equity Investment Department JAPAN POST BANK

Leads Japan Post Bank’s infrastructure investment program and its infrastructure debt program. Prior to joining Japan Post Bank in July 2019, she spent 11 years at the Bank of Japan, where she led various studies on investment activities of institutional investors, and structured one of the Bank’s reserve management programs, among other various roles she held.

Master in Public Administration in International Development of Harvard Kennedy School. Bachelor of Economics degree from the University of Tokyo.