Eiichi Yamamoto is a corporate affiliate visiting fellow at Shorenstein APARC for 2010-11.  He joined the Japan Patent Office (JPO) in 1999 and has worked as a patent examiner, handling patent applications in the field of organic chemistry.  In 2007, he was in charge of policy planning of intellectual property, especially with respect to the utilization of intellectual property, at the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI).  He obtained his BS and MS in Chemical Science and Engineering from Kobe University.

Dr Sonya Vasudeva is a corporate affiliate visiting fellow at Shorenstein APARC for 2010-11. 
She has 9 years of experience in medical & marketing functions. Has been working with Reliance Life Sciences in India since 6 years and has been Heading the medical affairs Oncology department.  She has also been managing the medical function with key result areas of medical training for fieldforce, conducting CMEs and an active doctor query management service. She graduated with her MBBS from JNMC Belgaum and her MBA from International Management Institute in New Delhi, India.

Naoki Takeuchi is a corporate affiliate visiting fellow at Shorenstein APARC for 2010-11.  Prior to joining Shorenstein APARC, he worked at the Development Bank of Japan Inc. (DBJ) for sixteen years.  Takeuchi's experience at DBJ include venture capital, M&A, corporate restructuring, private equity, and buyout finance.  Takeuchi graduated from the University of Tokyo with a BA in Economics in 1994.  He received his MBA from Carnegie Mellon University in 2002.

Oshie Sato is a corporate affiliate visiting fellow at Shorenstein APARC for 2010-11.  Prior to joining Shorenstein APARC, he has worked at Sumitomo Corporation, one of the major trading and investment conglomerates in Japan for ten years.  After joining Sumitomo, he has been engaged in management of some of Sumitomo's affiliated companies such as internet streaming channel, CATV broadcasting channel and film distribution company in media industries.

He graduated from Waseda University with a degree in Politics and Economics.

Puangthong Pawakapan is the Shorenstein APARC / Asia Foundation research fellow for 2010-2011. She has a PhD in History from the University of Wollongong in Australia and a BA in Political Science from Thammasat University, Thailand. She is an Assistant Professor in International Relations Department, Chulalongkorn University. Prior to joining Shrorenstein APARC, Pawakapan was a deputy director of the Master Program in International Development Studies at the same university for four years. Between 1999-1999, she was a research affiliate at the Cambodian Genocide Program, Yale University, where she researched on “Thailand’s response to the Cambodian Genocide” in  Genocide in Cambodia and Rwanda: New Perspectives (2004 and 2006).

Pawakapan’s academic expertise is in the field of Southeast Asian Studies with special interest on the political relationship between Thailand and Cambodia. Political violence is also part of her interest.  Most of her previous research focus on the modern and contemporary history of Thai-Cambodian relations. During her fellowship at the Shrorenstein APARC, her research will focus on the current conflict between Thailand and Cambodia, stemming from the Preah Vihear Temple issue.

Pradnya Palande is a corporate affiliate visiting fellow at Shorenstein APARC for 2010-11. Prior to joining Shorenstein APARC, she has been working with Reliance Life Sciences Pvt .Ltd. (India) since 2001. She is a senior research scientist in the Therapeutic proteins group. Her job responsibilities include cloning and expression of theraputic proteins. She also has been working on isolating genes of Mabs from mouse cell lines and analyzing CDRs which will lead to the development of chimeric and humanized monoclonal antibodies for therapeutic uses. 
Pradnya is a post graduate in Zoology with a specialization in animal physiology. She has also worked as a faculty to undergraduate students for a few months after her post graduation.

Yuichi Moronaga is a corporate affiliate visiting fellow at Shorenstein APARC for 2010-11.  Prior to joining Shorenstein APARC, he held positions at the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, Japan (METI) for about 11 years, where he took charge of policy making.  His latest position at METI was as deputy director in the Manufacturing Industries Bureau. He graduated from Kyoto University in Economics.

Takeshi Kondo is a Corporate Affiliate Visiting Fellow at Shorenstein APARC for 2010–2011. He started his career in 1994 as a systems engineer for Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, Tokyo, Japan. Kondo designed several IT/vision/telecommunication systems for road operation and
management agencies of Japan, and took part in a Japanese government and private sector study of electronic toll collection systems. Additionally, he designed a business-to-business web system for his company. He is currently a manager for the Strategic IT Business Planning Department of Mitsubishi Electric and he is in charge of research on new IT businesses. Kondo graduated from Waseda University with a BS and an MS in industrial and management systems engineering.

Toshifumi Kadowaki is a corporate affiliate visiting fellow at Shorenstein APARC for 2010-2011. Prior to joining Shorenstein APARC, he has worked for the IT solution department at Sumitomo Corporation, one of the major trading and investment conglomerates in Japan. He was responsible for planning the business growth strategy, including M&A strategy, and supporting the management of the subsidiaries. He also has 5 years experience of investing in start-up companies. He graduated from Waseda University with a BA in Commerce.

Minoru Aosaki is a corporate affiliate visiting fellow at the Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center (Shorenstein APARC) for 2010–11 and 2011–12. Prior to joining Shorenstein APARC, he was deputy director for international banking regulations at the Government of Japan's Financial Services Agency, where he was responsible for developing bank regulatory standards as a member of groups of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision. Before 2008, he worked for Japan's Ministry of Finance and drafted the ministry's policy-position papers on the International Monetary Fund and also participated in the communiqué drafting processes at the G7 and G20 meetings.

During his time at Shorenstein APARC, Aosaki researches policy responses to the recent financial crisis with the support of Dr. Michael Armacost, and discussed at seminars and conferences at Stanford University, Cornell University, and Harvard University.  He received a bachelor of law degree (LL.B.) from Hitotsubashi University in 2001, a master of public administration degree (MPA) from Syracuse University in 2004, and a master of law degree (LL.M.) from Cornell Law School in 2005.