Takashi Kawamoto advises mid-cap industrial and B2B companies on growth, M&A and enterprise value creation, working from boardroom strategy through to hands-on execution across the U.S.–Japan corridor. He is Founder and Managing Partner of Global Samurai Advisory, Special Advisor on Global M&A Projects to Kansai Paint, and Indiana Representative for Japan Intercultural Consulting. His prior experience includes serving at Japan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Deloitte Tohmatsu Consulting, the United Nations, Brunswick Group, and as Head of Global M&A and Corporate Strategy at Kansai Paint. He is currently enrolled in the Executive MBA program at Kellogg School of Management.