Summary
Kohei Hayashi is an internationally minded business development leader with 11 years of experience connecting Japan to global markets across IT, advertising, sports, and IoT. He has driven growth and transformation at Recruit—earning MVP recognition while delivering multi-million-dollar client impact—and was the first Japanese business hire at Butlr to scale APAC adoption of MIT-spun IoT. More recently he blends motorsport international expansion, league governance, and M&A diligence with strategic advisory work and an entrepreneurial streak as founder of a real estate advisory for returning global professionals. Comfortable at the intersection of data-driven marketing, product adoption, and organizational reform, he pairs hands-on execution with cross-cultural fluency in Tokyo and beyond. An MBA from IE and hands-on stints with European sports clubs and startups reflect a rare mix of corporate scale and startup grit.
11 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree, Economics, Bachelor's degree, Economics at Doshisha University
Master of Business Administration - MBA, Master of Business Administration - MBA at IE Business School
IE School of Science and Technology
Japanese, English, Spanish