Hiro Mizuno

Hiro is a former Executive Management Director and CIO of GPIF (Government Pension Investment Fund of Japan, with AUM $1.5 trillion) between January 2015 and March 2020. Prior to joining GPIF, he was a partner of Coller Capital, a London-based private equity firm (January 2003 to January  2005). He previously worked for Sumitomo Trust & Banking Co. Ltd. in Japan, Silicon Valley and New York (April 1988 – January 2003).

He works in the following capacities to promote long term and ESG investment:

• Member of the board of PRI (Principles for Responsible Investment) Association
• World Economic Forum (WEF) Global Future Council member
• Special Adviser of Milken Institute’s
• CFA Institute Future of Finance Advisory Council member
• One Planet Lab TCFD Work Stream Co-chair
• The B Team Leader
• Member of Global Business Coalition for Education Advisory board
• External Board Member Tesla, Inc.
• Danone S.A. Mission Committee Member

Hiro advises the Japanese government in the following capacities:

• Special Advisor Green Innovation & Finance to Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI)
• TCFD Summit Ambassador
• Executive adviser to Japanese Cabinet on Healthcare and Medical Growth Strategy
• Member of Japanese Government Strategic Funds Integrated Advisory Board
• Member of National Universities Evaluation Committee of Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology-Japan

His involvement with academics has included:

• Advisor of Office of the President of the University of Tokyo
• Guest professor of Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine
• Executive in Residence and Global Leadership Council member of Said Business School, Oxford University
• Executive Fellow of Harvard Business School, Harvard University
• Visiting Fellow of Cambridge Judge Business School, University of Cambridge