MBA, Johnson Graduate School of Management, Cornell University Bachelor of Engineering, The University of Tokyo
Biography:
Kentaro joined Plaid Inc. as CFO in 2018. Prior to that, for approximately 14 years he has been engaged in investment banking at global and domestic firms, holding positions such as Head of Tokyo M&A at Standard Chartered Bank, Financial Sponsor Coverage at Mizuho Securities, Managing Director at BDA Partners, and Financial Sponsor & Industrial Coverage at Deutsche Securities.
Prior to his investment banking career, he was a fund manager at Deutsche Asset Management and performed financial derivative modeling at Shinsei Bank, where he started his career.
