Gen Tsuchikawa

Gen Tsuchikawa heads up all venture investing activity for Sony globally. He is Chief Investment Manager of Sony Innovation Fund, which makes early stage investments using Sony’s balance sheet. He is also CEO and CIO of Innovation Growth Ventures, a joint venture between Daiwa securities and Sony, which runs the later stage fund. He has spent 15 years at Sony, and prior to taking this position has headed Corporate Development & M&A, Business Development, and Investor Relations at Sony Headquarters. Before coming to Sony he spent 20 years in the finance industry in companies such as Merrill Lynch.