research laboratories for advanced information science and technology

WIT Corporation

About WIT Corporation:


 

Wit Corporation is a leading research laboratory in deploying of advanced information science and technology in high-technology and key industries, which has been founded in 2003 by Waseda Univ. and the management team.

The mission of Wit Corporation is to turn innovative technologies into successful businesses. Wit is focused on creating original businesses based on advanced technologies that have significant potential for sustainable growth.
 

 address:  WIT Corporation
 Waseda Univ Incubation Center, 1-22-3, Nishi-Waseda, Shinjuku-ku,
 Tokyo, 169-0051, Japan
 map:  Waseda Univ. Campus map
 email:  info @ wit.jp
 phone:  81(Japan) - 3(Tokyo) - 5292-3405


management team:

President and CEO:
Kenny (Koichi) Kato
Kenny has business development and marketing backgrounds. From 1990 to 2001, Kenny worked for Microsoft Japan as a Director of systems product marketing and partner/channel business. Prior to Microsoft, Kenny worked as a strategic business planner at NEC 6 years (1984-1990) in both Japan and US. Before founding Wit Corp. in 2003, Kenny co-founded MediaSelect Inc., a Tokyo, Japan IT publishing and consulting firm that focuses on IT, management and businesses. Kenny received an M.S. from Waseda Univ.
 
Board Director:
Prof. Yoichi Muraoka, Ph.D.
Prof. Yoichi Muraoka, Ph.D.
Vice President of Waseda Univ., in charge of general planning, research promotion and information system
Professor of School of Science and Engineering, Ph.D. from University of Illinois
1965 - B.E. School of Science and Engineering
1971 - Ph.D. in Computer Science, Graduate School of University of Illinois
1971 - NTT (Nippon Telegram and Telephone Corporation)
1985 - Professor of School of Science and Engineering
Field of specialization: information processing and computer science

Board Director:
Daiya Hashimoto

President and CEO of DataSection Inc.  
 

Board Director:
Tetsuhide Akaishi

Tetsuhide spent 9 years at Microsoft Japan, most recently as Sr. Director of Systems R&D for Server products teams.