1970年大阪府生まれ。1993年京都大（農）卒（1991年国際ロータリー財団奨学生として渡英）、1994年京都大大学院中退後、通商産業省（現・経済産業省）入省。通商政策、環境政策、中堅・中小企業政策、経済安全保障政策などに従事。石川県商工労働部産業政策課長、在ジュネーブ日本政府代表部参事官（2013年国際貿易機関（WTO）TBT委員会議長）、中小企業庁（金融課長、財務課長）、経済再生担当大臣兼TPP担当大臣秘書官、商務情報政策局情報産業課長、製造産業局総務課長、内閣官房内閣参事官兼デジタル庁参事官、大臣官房審議官などを経て現職。米コロンビア大学修士（MPA）、青山学院大学客員教授（国際関係論）、国際環境経済研究所主席研究員、米国公認会計士（USCPA）。

2001年に東京大学法学部卒業後、ゴールドマンサックス証券に入社。㈱シンフォニー・フィナンシャル・パートナーズを経て、2008年7月、データ活用事業を手掛ける㈱ゼブラルを創業。
2023年11月、㈱Oceanic Constellationsを創業。現在、三井物産での宇宙事業創出実績がある本田拓馬氏とともに、同社の共同代表取締役CEOを務める。

外務省、クリフォードチャンス法律事務所、アンダーソン・毛利・友常法律事務所、住友商事グローバルリサーチを経て現職。防衛・インテリジェンス事業のプロジェクトマネジメントとAIと安全保障の分析を担当。東京大学法学部卒、スタンフォード大学院修了、政策研究大学院博士課程在籍。

1997年にリクルートに⼊社し、デジタル事業の⽴ち上げとネット系企業のベンチャー投資 を主幹。リクルート在籍時にメディオポート（オンラインゴルフ予約）の⽴ち上げに参画し、2002年に楽天に事業を売却。
2002年にリクルート からマッキンゼーに転職し、2007年にパートナーに昇格し、2014年にシニアパートナー。アジア太平洋のマーケティング＆セールスグループの責任者、アジア太平洋のアナリティクスグループの責任者、QuantumBlack Japan のマネージングパートナー、アジア太平洋の消費財・⼩売グループの責任者を歴任。
マッキンゼーにおいて⼩売、消費財、メディア、通信、⾦融、製薬の各業界の顧客に対して成⻑戦略やデジタル・AI、ブランディング、マーケティング、M&A の各領域における戦略と事業⽴ち上げの⽀援を実施。
2021年3月より、インキュベイトファンド代表パートナー就任。
デジタルとアナリティクス改⾰についてハーバードビジネスレビュー、⽇経ビジネス、東洋経済にも寄稿しており、業界イベントにおいても多くの講演を⾏っている。

Mark Edwards is the Chief Investment Officer at Alumni Ventures, a leading venture capital firm that has raised over $1.8 billion of investor capital. Included in this capital base is the recently announced Japan + U.S. Bridge Fund, in partnership with KDDI and The University of Tokyo IPC. In his capacity as CIO, Mr. Edwards directs all investment, portfolio management and capital allocation activity and oversees a team of approximately 40 investment professionals.

Prior to joining Alumni Ventures in 2021, Mr. Edwards worked for more than two decades in the private equity industry for firms including DLJ Merchant Banking Partners and JLL Partners. Previously, he was investment banker at Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette. Over the course of his career, Mr. Edwards has served on the boards of numerous private companies and is currently a Director at Alumni Ventures and Verantum Inc. Mr. Edwards holds a B.A. with Honors from Stanford University and an MBA with Distinction from Dartmouth College, where he graduated as an Edward Tuck Scholar.

Serdar Turac is a program and business development leader focused on accelerating the commercialization of advanced technologies and strengthening connections across government, industry, and startup ecosystems.
At BMNT Ventures in San Francisco, Serdar serves as a Program Manager for the NAVY Launch program, helping SBIR Phase II awardees accelerate commercialization. He also supports programs such as NASA Ignite, Hacking for Defense (H4D), and H4Allies.
Serdar is also the founder of DeepTech Connections, an initiative that brings together founders, investors, corporate leaders, and government stakeholders to strengthen collaboration in advanced technologies.

Dennis Y. Teranishi is a distinguished leader whose career uniquely blends expertise in business management, international relations, agriculture and high technology innovation, with a proven track record of fostering cross-sector collaboration and driving transformative growth.

Since December 1, 2011, Mr. Teranishi has served as Chairman of the Pacific International Center for High Technology Research (PICHTR). Before joining PICHTR, he led Hawaiian Host, Inc. as President and CEO for 14 years, overseeing its growth as a globally recognized brand.

Prior to his tenure at Hawaiian Host, Mr. Teranishi was the Owner and President of North Shore Associates, Inc., a business consulting firm specializing in operational planning, international sales and marketing, personnel development, agricultural diversification, and new product innovation. Earlier in his career, he spent 19 years with AMFAC, Inc., where he advanced from research agronomist specializing in sugarcane to President of AMFAC Agribusiness, Inc., managing diversified agricultural operations.

Mr. Teranishi holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Crop Science from California State Polytechnic University and a Master of Science degree in Soil Chemistry and Plant Nutrition from the University of Hawaii. He has also completed executive training programs at the University of Southern California, Stanford University, and the University of Hawaii. A recognized leader in his field, he was honored as an outstanding alumnus of the University of Hawaii’s College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources in 1993. He also served as a Captain in the U.S. Army, from which he was honorably discharged.

His contributions to strengthening U.S.-Japan relations have been recognized with the Japanese Foreign Minister’s Commendation (2010) and the prestigious Order of the Rising Sun (2014), awarded by the Emperor of Japan on behalf of the Japanese government.