June 01, 2000
Outline of Our Organization
Genron NPO is led by a Board of Trustees headed by Yasushi Kudo, former editor-in-chief of Toyo Keizai Inc.'s magazine Ronso ("Debate"). The ten or so trustees come from various sectors. There is also an Advisory Board that provides support and advice to the organization, and a Benefactors Board and other other organs. The Board of Trustees meets every month, and the Benefactors Board every other month to manage the operation of the organization. Genron NPO was founded in November 2001 and now has about 500 members.
Genron NPO was founded by Mr. Yasushi Kudo, former editor-in-chief of Toyo Keizai Inc.'s magazines Kinyu Bijinesu ("Financial Business") and Ronso ("Debate"). He is Chairman of the Board of Trustees.
Established ovember ,2001/12/16
| The Board of Trustees is currently made up of the following members: | |
| Michio Matsui | President, Matsui Securities Co., Ltd. |
| Jesper Koll | Chief Economist, Merrill Lynch Japan Securities Co., Ltd. |
| Susumu Takahashi | Counselor, The Japan Research Institute, Ltd. |
| Manabu Matsuda | Ministry of Finance (currently Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport) |
| Kiyoshi Tsugawa | Former Chairman, Lehman Brothers Japan Inc. |
| Yoshinori Yokoyama | Social System Designer, igrec. |
| Taeko Uemura | President, Kyonan Souko Co., Ltd. |
| Hikaru Ishiguro | Comptroller, The University of Tokyo |
| Yoshiji Makino | Public Relations Staff Consultant, Asian Development Bank (former Editor, Japanese Language Services, Reuters Japan Limited) |
| Shigeru Shina | Managing Director, BearingPoint Co., Ltd. |
| Tomomichi Tomiie | Managing Director, BearingPoint Co., Ltd. |
Currently serving on the Advisory Board: | |
| Masakazu Yamazaki | Critic |
| Yotaro Kobayashi | Yotaro Kobayashi Chairman of the Board, Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.; Co-Chairman, 21st Century Committee for Japan-China Friendship (former Chairman, Keizai Doyukai, Japan Association of Corporate Executives) |
| Yoshihiko Miyauchi | Group CEO, ORIX Corporation; Chairman, Council for Regulatory Reform |
| Takeshi Sasaki | President, The University of Tokyo |
| Masayasu Kitagawa | Professor, Waseda University (former Governor, Mie Prefecture) |
The members of the Benefactors Board: | |
| Masakazu Yamazaki | Critic |
| Yotaro Kobayashi | Yotaro Kobayashi Chairman of the Board, Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.; Co-Chairman, 21st Century Committee for Japan-China Friendship (former Chairman, Keizai Doyukai, Japan Association of Corporate Executives) |
| Yoshihiko Miyauchi | Group CEO, ORIX Corporation; Chairman, Council for Regulatory Reform |
| Yuzaburo Mogi | Chairman, Kikkoman Corporation |
| Yuzo Seto | Advisor, Asahi Breweries, Ltd. |
| Tadashi Yanai | Chairman, Fast Retailing Co., Ltd. |
| Masatoshi Ito | Chairman, Ito-Yokado Co., Ltd. |
| Michio Matsui | President, Matsui Securities Co., Ltd. |
| Muneaki Masuda | President and Representative Director, Culture Convenience Club Co., Ltd. |
| Yoshiyuki Fujisawa | Chairman, Merrill Lynch Japan Securities Co., Ltd. |
| Yoshiki Otake | Executive Advisor, AFLAC Japan |
| Shinji Fukukawa | Executive Advisor, Dentsu Inc. |
| Yoshinori Yokoyama | Social System Designer, igrec |
| Nobuyoshi Ehara | Executive Managing Partner, Unison Capital Inc. |
