Each year, a small number of professional and academic visiting scholars are selected to spend a period of time in residence at Columbia Business School.
2025-2026’s Visiting Scholar Program participants are:
Seijiro Chujo
June 2026 - March 2027
Nippon Life Insurance Company
Department Manager of the Human Resource Development Dept
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Kumie Ito (Shimizu)
July 2025 - June 2026
Development Bank of Japan Inc.
Deputy General Manager
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Naoto Ishibashi
April 2026 - March 2027
Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Co., Ltd.
Underwriter, Product Developer
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Haruko Kira (Konishi)
July 2025 - June 2026
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Limited
Manager, Structured Finance Department
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Tomohiro Koizumi
April 2026 - March 2027
Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc.
General Manager, Property & Casualty Dept.;
Head of Underwriting, Engineering & Specialty
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Takuma Kondo
July 2026 - June 2027
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Limited
Senior Manager, Corporate Planning Department
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Atsushi Kusubata
July 2025 - June 2026
Development Bank of Japan Inc.
Deputy General Manager
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Ayumi Megata (Kondo)
September 2025 - June 2026
MUFG Bank, Ltd.
Director, Management Division, Risk Management Office for the Americas
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Hisakazu Ozeki
September 2025 - August 2026
Suntory America
Director, Audit & Suntory Global Spirits (SGS) Audit Committee Member
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