ABOUT FUTI
FUTI (Friends of UTokyo, Inc.) is a not-for-profit charitable organization registered in the State of New York.
FUTI provides financial support and opportunities for cooperation in joint projects and exchange of ideas for the worldwide community of UTokyo. The community includes individuals and organizations united with a common goal for participating in the continued future development of UTokyo in the U.S., Japan and in the world. Financial support will provide UTokyo with resources to enhance the quality of education and research, and contribute to its leadership role in the cultural, scientific, academic and social fields.
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The Organization
Board of Directors
Iwao Ojima
President and CEO
University Distinguished Professor, Stony Brook University – State University of New York
Yuichiro Kuwama
Director of Financial Affairs and CFO
Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Shohei Koide
Director of Academic Affairs
Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, New York University School of Medicine; Director of Cancer Biologics, Perlmutter Cancer Center at NYU Langone Health
Shigenori Matsushita
Director of Scholarship Programs
Former President of Japan Wink Communications, Member of the Japanese Computer Pioneers
Geeta Mehta
Director of International Alumni Programs
Adjunct Professor of Urban Design, Columbia University; Founder and President, Social Capital Initiatives
Masako Osako
Director of Public Relations
Executive Director, International Longevity Center (ILC) Global Alliance; Founding President, Satsuki-kai America
Masaaki Yamada
President Emeritus (non-voting)
Distinguished Research Fellow, Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory
Hiroshi Komiyama
Honorary Director (non-voting)
Chairman of the Institute, Mitsubishi Research Institute;
28th President, University of Tokyo
Yoshinari Ikiri
Secretary, Legal Counsel
Vice President & Assistant General Counsel, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
Advisory Committee
Masaaki Yamada
Advisory Committee Chair
Distinguished Research Fellow, Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory
Koichi Hamada
Professor Emeritus, Yale University; Professor Emeritus, The University of Tokyo
Yoshinari Ikiri
Vice President & Assistant General Counsel, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
Akiko Koide
Research Assistant Professor, New York University School of Medicine, Perlmutter Cancer Center at NYU Langone Health; President, Satsuki-kai America
Keiko Nagata
Senior Portfolio Manager, Head of Corporate Bond Group, Nippon Life Global Investors Americas
Erika D. White
Counsel, Davis and Polk & Wardwell LLP
Atsuhiro Oguri
Ex Officio
President, Greater Washington DC Area U-Tokyo Alumni Network
Scholarship Committee
Shohei Koide
Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, New York University School of Medicine; Director of Cancer Biologics, Perlmutter Cancer Center at NYU Langone Health
Shigenori Matsushita
Scholarship Committee Chair Emeritus
Former President of Japan Wink Communications, Member of the Japanese Computer Pioneers
Iwao Ojima
University Distinguished Professor, Stony Brook University – State University of New York
Masako Osako
Executive Director, International Longevity Center (ILC) Global Alliance; Founding President, Satsuki-kai America
Masaaki Yamada
Honorary scholarship committee member
Distinguished Research Fellow, Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory