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TERAZAWA, Tatsuya
TERAZAWA, Tatsuya

Chairman and CEO

Mr. Terazawa was appointed as Chairman and CEO of IEEJ in July 2021.
Before joining IEEJ, he supported the then Minister Yasutoshi NISHIMURA as the Senior Advisor of the Cabinet Office between January and June 2021 to assist the Government’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic. Earlier, he served at the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) of Japan where he held leading positions including the Vice-Minister for International Affairs. In this role, he assisted the then Prime Minister Shinzo ABE, participating in many of the meetings with the leaders of the world. He also played a crucial role in the coordination for the 2019 G20 Osaka Summit. Through June 2011 to December 2012, he served as the Executive Secretary to the then Prime Minister Yoshihiko NODA. During this period, he assisted the PM on the Government’s multiple challenges to deal with the aftermath of the Great East Japan Earthquake.
He has been the Senior Specially Appointed Professor at the Tokyo University of Science, teaching international negotiations since January 2020.
He is a graduate of the University of Tokyo’s Faculty of Law. He also studied at Harvard University in the United States, where he earned MBA in 1990.

Conference

  • CERA Week
  • STS Forum
  • Munich Security Coference
  • Sustainable Efficient Technology Asia(SETA)
  • Singapore International Energy Week(SIEW)
  • World Economic Forum
  • World Energy Congress　etc.

Activity on Commitee

  • Member, Advisory Committee for Natural Resources and Energy, Agency for Natural Resources and Energy, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, Japan
  • Member, Board of Governors, the Oxford Institute for Energy Studies
  • Member, the Global Future Councils, the World Economic Forum
  • Member, International Advisory Board, the ONS Foundation

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