Summary
Ryo Yamada is a seasoned technology executive and General Manager at Panasonic with nearly a decade focused on digital transformation, previously leading large-scale AI/IoT and cloud deals and modernization programs across Azure, Office365, SAP/MES and cybersecurity. He combines hands-on technical roots—ex-researcher in telecom cybersecurity and former Microsoft solution specialist—with strategic account leadership of global enterprise and automotive customers such as Toyota, Denso and Panasonic itself. Ryo has driven both multimillion-dollar modernization projects and operational excellence initiatives, often coordinating global teams and channel ecosystems to close complex deals. He publishes on digitalization challenges and has translated research into productization, for example commercializing novel human-body communication technology. With MBAs from GLOBIS and INSEAD executive studies and Wharton training in C-suite selling, he blends rigorous business acumen with deep industry-specific insight. Based in Osaka, he is known for a OnePanasonic mindset, relentless execution, and a talent for turning research-led innovations into market-ready solutions.
9 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Special Register Students, Business Strategy and Financial Acumen, Special Register Students, Business Strategy and Financial Acumen at INSEAD
Major, industrial welfare / Labor hygiene curator, Major, industrial welfare / Labor hygiene curator at 東北福祉大学 / Tohoku Fukushi University
Master of Business Administration (MBA), Master of Business Administration (MBA) at グロービス経営大学院
Special Register Students, Selling to the C- Suite, Special Register Students, Selling to the C- Suite at The Wharton School
Japanese, Chinese