Eiichiro is the CEO and Managing Director of SBI Ven Capital, the regional head quarter for Japanese fintech giant SBI. He has been with the SBI Group since 2006 and is also an Executive Director of SBI Holdings, Inc. He brings over 25 years of experience and expertise in private equity investments, financial service business. He has been engaged in Southeast Asia region and South Korea since 2009.

Before SBI, he began his career with Sakura Bank (Currently Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) and was in charge of the loan business for SMEs and the syndicated loan business for financial institutions.

At SBI, he sets strategy and oversees PE and VC investments in Southeast and South Asia primarily across digital platforms, blockchain, and fintech sectors through the various funds that he manages. He also serves as the board of directors of various licensed financial service companies in sectors such as commercial banking, investment banking, securities brokerage, in multiple countries across Asia and South Korea.

Eiichiro holds an MBA from Graduated from Graduated School of International Corporate Strategy, Hitotsubashi University (Japan) and a Bachelor of Commerce from Chuo University (Japan).