An accomplished digital marketing and creative professional with a track record of award-winning work, Ai enhances corporate value through strategic branding initiatives that align with company objectives. She is deeply involved in the planning and execution of initiatives, ranging from branding to digital strategy and creative execution, and excels at facilitating collaboration with diverse stakeholders on a global scale.

Her career began at an ad production and planning company, followed by roles in advertising agencies, pharmaceutical, and MedTech companies. Ai has led digital transformation, lead generation, and B2B/B2C branding and marketing across a variety of industries, including medical devices, pharmaceuticals, hospitals, insurance, electronics, semiconductors, infrastructure, energy, IT, telecom, food and beverage, finance, airlines, hospitality, and government. Most of her clients have been leading global companies. Notably, she contributed to Toshiba (Canon) Medical Systems for 8 years, promoting CT, angiography, and ultrasound diagnostic devices, and worked with pharmaceutical giants like Otsuka and Pfizer for 6 years.

Ai consistently oversees projects from inception to execution, maintaining the highest standards of quality and innovation by working closely with decision-makers, including CEOs and CxOs, as well as her teams.

Ai earned a BA (first-class honors) in intercultural communication from Kochi University after studying mass communication and journalism at California State University on a full scholarship from the Japanese government. Her insatiable curiosity extends to biochemistry and medicine, leading her to pursue studies in these fields to build a solid scientific foundation.

Recently, she completed executive courses in AI and digital health at Harvard Business School and MIT. Throughout this period, she was part of a cohort with many medical professionals, primarily physicians, and encouraged each other, which enriched her learning experience and reinforced her commitment to the field.