Summary
Yuichi Okabe is a technology leader and Section Manager with 12+ years of experience driving digital transformation and R&D across telecommunications, photonics, and healthcare devices. He has a rare blend of hands-on research (noninvasive glucose sensing, tunable lasers, optical coherence tomography) and large-scale network engineering that led to commercialized NGN and laser products. At NTT he moved between research and production roles—synchronizing subsystems for nationwide NGN deployment, leading field trials of ubiquitous healthcare, and prototyping novel haptic and smart NIC devices—then transitioned to Sompo to steer digital transformation efforts. He pairs technical depth from a Master’s in Applied Chemistry with business acumen from an MBA in Finance, enabling him to bridge lab innovation and market-ready solutions. Colleagues describe him as pragmatic and curious, comfortable moving between device optics, core networks, and product strategy.
12 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree, Chemistry, Bachelor's degree, Chemistry at 同志社大学 / Doshisha University
Master's degree, Applied chemistry, Master's degree, Applied chemistry at 東京大学 / The University of Tokyo
Master of Business Administration (MBA), Finance, Master of Business Administration (MBA), Finance at 一橋大学 / Hitotsubashi University