Yoshitsugu Fujiwara
Summary
Yoshitsugu Fujiwara is a Japanese Technology Commercializations specialist, entrepreneur and lecturer at Waseda and Kagawa University. As the Managing Partner for the Asia-Pacific region for Aztek Global Ventures, he brings unique expertise in the fields of technology transfer, technology validation and market research for technology commercialization. Yoshi has worked for several international companies like IBM and Lightworks Corporation where he developed several key activities to foster the innovation culture within the companies. Yoshi holds a MSTC from the University of Texas at Austin and MIM from the Thunderbird School of Global Management.
Yoshitsugu Fujiwara is a Japanese Technology Commercializations specialist, entrepreneur and lecturer at Waseda and Kagawa University. As the Managing Partner for the Asia-Pacific region for Aztek Global Ventures, he brings unique expertise in the fields of technology transfer, technology validation and market research for technology commercialization. Yoshi has worked for several international companies like IBM and Lightworks Corporation where he developed several key activities to foster the innovation culture within the companies. Yoshi holds a MSTC from the University of Texas at Austin and MIM from the Thunderbird School of Global Management.
Experience
Founder & COO, Aprendsoft
December 2007 – Present
Business Development Manager, Lightworks Corporation
April 2004 – May 2006 (2 years 2 months)
• New Business Development
• Marketing
• Incubation & Acceleration
• Contents Producer
• Intellectual Property Right
• Consulting Sales
Consultant, IBM Global Services
July 2000 – August 2003 (3 years 2 months)
• Strategy and Change
• Emerging Technology Business Development
• Inbubating and Accelerating Net Generation (dot com) start-ups
Marketing, Incubation, and Acceleration Specialist
1987 – 2003 (16 years)
• Strategy and Change
• Emerging Technology Business Development
• Inbubating and Accelerating Net Generation (dot com) start-ups
Education
The University of Texas at Austin
MSSTC, Science and Technology Commercialization
2007 – 2008
Thunderbird School of Global Management
MIM, International Management
1999 – 2000
Waseda University
BA, Japanese History
1983 – 1987