Principal
Yuriko Gibo
B.A. in Political Science and Economics, Waseda University / M.A. in International Relations, Waseda University, Japan.
Government Scholarship to London School of Economics, University of London（LSE）, Stanford University , University of California, SanDiego（UCSD）, and gained experience in Silicon Valley. After working at International Organization, and a think tank, established Technology Licensing Organization (TLO) and built an industry-academia-government collaboration platform.
Since 2010, has been a specially appointed associate professor at Keio University, leading medical healthcare projects at the School of Medicine and the Office for Open Innovation, had been involved in establishing. Also established the JKiC (JSR Keio Innovation Center). Participated in KII in 2020, promoting relations management and Impact Measurement and Management (IMM) in impact investing.
Additionally, serve as a Chair, Community and Practice Subcommittee of Japan’s Impact Consortium, a director of the Japan Society for Intellectual Production, a steering committee member of the Japan Impact-driven Financing Initiative and a research fellow at Social Impact Management Initiative.
Activity
- ‘RI Japan 2024’ Speaker Announcement
- "GROWTH INDUSTRY CONFERENCE GRIC 2024 SIDE EVENT" Speaker
- "IMPACT SHIFT" Speaker
- Social Impact Assessment and Impact Investment Trends in Universities"
- Appointment to the Steering Committee of the "Impact-Oriented Finance Declaration
- SIMI Global Resource Center Announces Appointment of Research Fellow
- Participated in the session “Health Equity: Latest Trends in Impact Investment in the Health Sector in Japan” at AVPN Social Investment Forum Japan 2023
- KJ Publication: "Impact Investment Accelerates Urban Development" KPMG
- Reasons why Keio University Ventures attract money. What cool university VCs are doing that ranks first in funding amount by university
- TECH+ Posted: “KII, the third fund of Keio University VC, seems to be about to be established, and investment activities are going smoothly”
- Published in Weekly Asahi: “Ventures from universities across the country are hot now!”
- Young Entrepreneurs Forum (Next Generation Entrepreneurs Forum)
- We will be a speaker at the seminar of "Society 5.0-type Future Technology Human Resource Development Project" by the National Institution of National Colleges of Technology.
- We will be speaking at the Startup & Entrepreneurship Seminar Series
- Appointment to the Board of Directors of the Society for Business-Academia Collaboration
- Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry Coordinator Career Pass H22. March issued
- Establishing a platform that connects the private sector, public institutions, research institutes, and the public
- Keio Healthcare Industry Platform