Masaya AKIBA
DX Strategy Consultant / Data Scientist
With nearly 20 years of experience in the global financial industry, Masaya Akiba has worked as a financial engineer, quant, data scientist, and project manager, while also serving as a recruitment officer.
After becoming independent, he has provided DX strategy consulting to both Japanese and international companies, as well as government organizations, supporting projects from planning and development to internal implementation. He is skilled at combining management strategies with data analytics, leveraging a wide range of technical skills in Excel, VBA, SQL, and Python, along with his extensive international experience.
He has a proven track record of driving data-driven decision-making and implementing systems to improve business efficiency, enhancing organizational competitiveness.
Expertise
– DX Strategy Planning and Implementation Support
– Data Analysis Infrastructure Development (BI Tool Implementation, ETL Design, SQL, Python, etc.)
– Data Science / Data Engineering (Predictive Modeling, Visualization Reports)
– Project Management (PMO, Requirements Definition, Progress Management, Stakeholder Coordination)
– Quantitative Analysis, Risk Evaluation, and Modeling in the Financial Industry
Languages
English, Japanese
Career
Renaissance Co., Ltd. (2023-Present, CEO)
Bloomberg L.P. (2015-2023, Account Manager)
Moody’s Analytics Japan, Ltd. (2012-2015, Financial Engineer)
HSBC Services Japan, Ltd. (2009-2011, Management Accounting Analyst)
Goldman Sachs Realty Japan, Ltd. (2008-2009, IT Developer)
Education
GLOBIS University Graduate School of Management (MBA, 2016)
University of Surrey (Bachelor’s degree, 2009)