Hitoshi Yoshida

Hitoshi held various top management positions for leading IT firms during a period of more than 25 years and built a strong track record of driving change and delivering business success. As the (former) President of Microsoft Japan and Corporate Vice President of Microsoft Inc., he was responsible for leading Microsoft’s overall business, accelerating the digital transformation journeys of partners and customers in both private and public sectors leveraging Cloud, Data, AI and Cyber security. Prior, Hitoshi held a wide range of key management positions, including the President of Hewlett-Packard Japan, where he helped build a strong thriving ecosystem of partners and customers. Other experience includes Managing Director, North Asia of SAS Institute, President of SAS Institute Japan, President of Novell Japan, and President of Cambridge Technology Partners Japan, and business development at ITOCHU Corporation internationally.  He also held Board Director and Strategic Advisor positions for companies in Japan.

He is currently the CEO of ixi corporation, passionate in helping growth for firms in various industries via digital and technology, optimizing operations effectiveness and transforming business models. He is also a Value Accelerator Advisor for Goldman Sachs and Advisor to the CEO for Focal Point, Inc.

Hitoshi holds an MBA from Harvard Business School, an MSc in Computer Science from Stanford University, and a BSc in Computer Science and Music from Tufts University.