Trustees: The Third Term (As of April 1, 2023)

 
Misuzu Aoki
Senior Research Officer, Wetlands International Japan
 
Misuzu Asari
Associate Professor, Kyoto University Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies
 
Yoshihisa Shimizu
Professor Emeritus, Kyoto University
 
Noriko Takamura
Guest researcher, National Institute for Environmental Studies
 
Kazuhiko Matsui
Manager of International Business / New Business Project Office, Hiyoshi Corporation
 
Saburo Matsui
Professor Emeritus, Kyoto University
 
Nobuhiko Miwa
Director General (for Lake Biwa policies and MLGs promotion), Department of Lake Biwa and the Environment, Shiga Prefectural Government
 
Shinya Yamaguchi
Manager of Business Strategy Division, HORIBA Advanced Techno Corporation

Directors: The Fifth Term (As of April 1, 2023)

President
Kazuhiko Takemoto
President, Overseas Environmental Cooperation Center, Japan (OECC);
Former Vice-Minister for Global Environmental Affairs, Ministry of the Environment
Vice President (full-time)
Masahisa Nakamura
Former Professor by Special Appointment, Research Center for Sustainability and Environment, Shiga University;
Former Director, Lake Biwa Research Institute
Director
Shinji Ide
President, the University of Shiga Prefecture
Yasuo Takahashi
Executive Director, Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES);
Former Vice-Minister for Global Environmental Affairs, Ministry of the Environment
Eri Nakajima
(Eri Hayakawa)
Professor, Faculty of Policy Studies, Doshisha University;
Former Vice Governor, Nagano Prefecture;
Former Director, Office of Global Environment and Decarbonizing Innovation Research, Ministry of the Environment
Yoichi Nakajima
Director, Lake Biwa Conservation and Restoration Division, Department of Lake Biwa and the Environment, Shiga Prefectural Government
Kenzo Hiroki
Professor, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies;
Former Vice-Principal for College of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
Yoshika Yamamoto
(Yoshika Ohori)
Professor, Department of International Tourism, Heian Jogakuin (St. Agnes’) University

Auditors: The Third Term (As of April 1, 2023)

 
Toshiyuki Kaneko
Certified Public Accountant;
Licensed Tax Accountant
 
Kaoru Satonishi
Former Executive Operating Officer, Kansai Mirai Lease Co., Ltd.;
Former Operating Officer, Kansai Mirai Bank, Limited

Adviser: (As of Jun 13, 2017)

 
Hironori Hamanaka
Special Research Advisor, Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES);
Former Vice-Minister for Global Environmental Affairs, Ministry of the Environment