Summary
Naoki Hashimoto is a strategic product and business leader with 12 years’ experience driving new business creation and digital transformation across automotive, retail, and entertainment sectors. Currently a Senior Lead at Monstarlab, he combines data-driven strategy with hands-on tech adoption—recently leading enterprise integration of ChatGPT and inbound strategy for a major Tokyo entertainment venue. Previously at TOYOTA Connected he led mobility service PoCs and cross-industry alliances, and at Rakuten he served as Product Owner for Rakuten LINK, aligning UI/UX with business goals. His early work at Nissan spanned autonomous-driving partnerships and international PMO coordination, giving him deep domain experience in mobility and regulation. Trained in economics and mathematics at Waseda and with study abroad at Lawrence University, he blends analytical rigor with practical product sense. Known for bridging corporate strategy and execution, he often operates at the intersection of design, data and alliance-driven innovation.
12 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's Degrees in International Liberal Studies, Economics, Mathematics, Dean's List: 2008 1st half, 2010 1st half, 2010 2nd half, 2011 2nd half, Bachelor's Degrees in International Liberal Studies, Economics, Mathematics, Dean's List: 2008 1st half, 2010 1st half, 2010 2nd half, 2011 2nd half at Waseda University
Genenal Study, 3.67/4.00 on the Dean's list for 2010, Genenal Study, 3.67/4.00 on the Dean's list for 2010 at Lawrence University