Hiroshi Mikitani Email Address

Chief Executive Officer, Rakuten, Inc

Rakuten is a tech company that offers electronic commerce solutions in Japan and internationally.

Hiroshi Mikitani is Chairman and CEO of Rakuten, one of the world’s leading e-commerce companies. Mikitani has been referred to as a maverick in his approach and is widely seen as the leader of an emerging, ’New Japan’, one which increasingly turns away from traditional modes of doing business.Born in Kobe, Japan, Mikitani graduated from Hitotsubashi University in 1988, and earned his MBA from Harvard Business School in 1993. Personal tragedy in the 1995 Great Hanshin earthquake inspired Mikitani to leave a promising career in investment banking to create something that he thought would be more meaningful to society. Starting out with just a handful of team members, Mikitani launched the “Rakuten Ichiba” marketplace in May 1997. Today, Rakuten is listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange and is one of the world’s largest Internet services companies.At Rakuten, we are always looking for talented individuals who are passionate about empowerment and have the ambition to help us become the world’s top Internet services company. For more information, please visit http://rakuten.careers/