Tatsuya Kubo Managing Director HARBOURVEST PARTNERS (JAPAN) LIMITED

Tatsuya Kubo joined the Firm in 2010 as a managing director.  He focuses on enhancing and building relationships with institutional investors and general partners in Japan.  Mr. Kubo joined the Firm from Fortress Investment Group Japan, where he served as Managing Director and Head of Business Development after launching the Japan-based business.  Prior to that, he spent over 20 years as a senior manager at Norinchukin Bank, one of the largest financial institutions in Japan, where he built and managed an alternative investment portfolio. He received a BA in Economics from Waseda University in 1988 and an MBA from Duke University in 1994.  Mr. Kubo speaks fluent Japanese and English.

Masakazu Kita Vice President and CIO, University Fund JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY

Masakazu Kita was appointed Vice President/ Chief Investment Officer of Japan Science and Technology Agency in June 2021. He previously worked at Norinchukin Bank since 1992, where he served as Global Head of Alternative Investments from 2017, overseeing global private equity, infrastructure, real estate, and hedge fund investments. As Managing Executive Officer from April 2019, he was responsible for the bank's ALM and asset allocation, fixed-income investments, and equity investments. He graduated from the Faculty of Economics, Kyoto University.