Board Members

The International University of Japan (IUJ) is a graduate university established with broad and strong support from Japan's business sector, academic institutions, and local communities. The founding Chairperson of the Board of Trustees was Mr. Sohei Nakayama, who played a central role in the university's establishment. Since then, distinguished leaders from the forefront of business and academia have successively served as Chairpersons, upholding the founding vision. Currently, Mr. Fumiya Kokubu, former Chairperson of the Board of Marubeni Corporation, serves as Chairperson.

The Chairperson and Representative Executive Trustee of the IUJ are introduced below.

Born in 1952
Mar. 1975: Graduated from Keio University, Faculty of Economics
Apr. 1975: Joined Marubeni Corporation
Apr. 2005: Executive Officer
Apr. 2008: Managing Executive Officer
Jun. 2008: Representative Director & Managing Executive Officer
Apr. 2010: Senior Executive Officer
Apr. 2012: Executive Vice President
Jun. 2012: Representative Director & Executive Vice President
Apr. 2013: President & CEO
Apr. 2019: Chairperson of the Board
Apr. 2025: Honorary Advisor to the Board
Jun. 2025: Honorary Advisor (current)
Jun. 2025: Chairperson of International University of Japan (current)

Chairperson, Japan Foreign Trade Council (May 2022 – May 2024) 
Member, APEC Business Advisory Council (ABAC Japan) (Jul. 2021 – Jan. 2025)
Chairperson, Japan Machinery Center for Trade and Investment (May 2022 – present)
Chairperson, Keidanren Special Committee on Economic Reconstruction for Ukraine (Jun. 2023 – present)

Graduated from the University of Tokyo, Faculty of Economics, 1982 
Completed PMD at Harvard Business School, 1994
Served at Mitsui & Co., Japan Foreign Trade Council, and the University of Tokyo before assuming current position

For a full list of IUJ's Board Members, Councilors, and Advisors, please refer to the following link:

Board Members, Councilors, and Advisors – International University of Japan