James Kondo is an executive whose career spans technology, social, government, business and academic sectors. In the technology arena, James is Co-Chairman of Silicon Valley Japan Platform, Co-Chair of World Economic Forum’s Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution Japan and Senior Advisor at Geodesic Capital. He was formerly Vice President of Twitter Inc. and Chairman of Twitter Japan. In the social sector, James is Chairman of the International House of Japan. He is also a trustee of Asia Society and co-chair of its Japan Center. In the academic sector, James is Visiting Professor at Hitotsubashi University Business School. In the policy sector, James is a board member at the think-tank Asia Pacific Initiative Foundation. He was Special Advisor at the Cabinet Office and Director at the Prime Minister's Office. For his achievements, James has been selected Young Global Leader, New Asian Leader, and a member of Global Agenda Council at the World Economic Forum, Asia 21 Fellow of Asia Society, Richard von Weizsäcker Fellow at the Robert Bosch Academy, Fellow of US-Japan Leadership Program, and Inamori Fellow of Inamori Foundation.