Keizo Tsutsui

Current

Business Producer at Dream Incubator, Inc.

Past

VP, Corporate Planning at Rakuten, Inc
Consultant at Boston Consulting Group
Associate at Merrill Lynch

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Education

Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
Cornell University
Keio Gijuku High School

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Connections

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Industry

Venture Capital & Private Equity

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Keizo Tsutsui’s Experience

Business Producer

Dream Incubator, Inc.

(Public Company; 51-200 employees; 4310 JP; Venture Capital & Private Equity industry)

January 2006 — Present (3 years 7 months)

Very similar to a venture capital in U.S. Provide results-oriented consulting and other help to mid- to late-stage companies for stock. In some cases, we work full-time at portfolio companies, literally side-by-side with entrepreneurs. My specialty is in e-commerce and anything related to internet services.
VP, Corporate Planning

Rakuten, Inc

(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; 4755 JP; Internet industry)

November 1999 — December 2005 (6 years 2 months)

Held various positions during 6 years of rapid growth of Japan's #1 e-commece company, most of the time reporting directly to the CEO. Rakuten was a small privately-held internet start-up with less than 40 employees when I joined back in 1999. 6 years later, Rakuten had about U.S.$10 billlion market cap with over 4,000 employees when I left. Some of the positions I held were EVP of Rakuten USA (in San Francisco) and COO of Signature Japan (a company similar to Rewards Network in U.S.)
Consultant

Boston Consulting Group

(Privately Held; 5001-10,000 employees; Management Consulting industry)

July 1998 — November 1999 (1 year 5 months)

In Tokyo office.
Most of the projects I was involved were high tech-related.
Associate

Merrill Lynch

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; MER; Investment Banking industry)

August 1990 — June 1996 (5 years 11 months)

1990-1992 New York, Debt Markets Division, Money Markets Origination
1992-1996 Tokyo, Investment Banking Division

Keizo Tsutsui’s Education

Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania

MBA , Entreprenurial Management , July 1996 — May 1998

Activities and Societies:

Technology Club, Japan Club(President), Wharton Club of Japan(Secretary), Wharton Club of Northern California
Cornell University

BA , Astrophysics , August 1986 — May 1990

Activities and Societies:

Japan-U.S. Association, Founder & president
Keio Gijuku High School

April 1982 — March 1985