Born in Hyogo Prefecture in 1965. Graduated from the Department of Mathematical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Osaka Prefecture University. After working as a system engineer at IBM Japan, founded Source Corporation (now SOURCENEXT Inc.) in 1996. Listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Mothers in December 2006 and on the First Section in June 2008. Has been living in Silicon Valley in the U.S. since 2012, where he divides time between Japan and the U.S. Involved in the planning, development, and sales of software such as "Kyou-soku," "Toku-uchi," "Ikinari-PDF," and "ZERO Virus Security," as well as AI interpretation devices such as "Pocketalk" and "Pocketalk Pair”. In February 2022, the Pocketalk business will be spun off as a separate company. Appointed as CEO of POCKETALK Inc. and President & CEO of POCKETALK Inc.