Summary
Munehiro Asai is a strategic transformation leader with 11 years of experience orchestrating large-scale, cross-functional programs across corporate management, HR, and AI. He has driven high-stakes initiatives at Yahoo! JAPAN—stealth-designing a CEO-transition strategy—and now leads Mercari’s AI and people strategies, including a 100-person AI-Native taskforce and CEO succession planning. Known for translating executive vision into actionable KPIs, institutional designs, and cultural shifts, he blends rigorous program management with human-centered coaching. An ICF Professional Certified Coach (PCC) with over 2,500 hours of executive coaching, he uniquely pairs systems thinking with deep interpersonal practice to accelerate behavioral change. His background spans product growth, IT infrastructure delivery, and group strategy, enabling a rare fluency from hands-on execution to board-level deliberation. Based in Meguro, Tokyo, he is energized by applying AI as a core lever for business and human capital transformation.
11 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
学士(総合政策学), Project Management, 学士(総合政策学), Project Management at 慶應義塾大学