Tak Tada General Manager, Planning and Strategy

Field of Expertise

  • US Congress including House/Senate leadership, committees, Members, and legislative processes; US domestic politics including politically hot-button issues and presidential/congressional elections
  • Economic security including congressional legislation and executive branch actions countering China and industry policies; diplomacy & national security; US-China rivalry; Taiwan contingency, securing information and technology; security clearance related issues
  • US information & communications related regulations and rule-making (e.g., federal privacy act, anti-trust law updates, net neutrality, Section 230 of Communications Decency Act, BigTech, non-competes, innovations-related)
  • General business management/administration; management of technology; management of local subsidiaries abroad; management of local talents; business strategy & geopolitical dynamics

Preofessional career

2014-2016 General Manager for Corporate Strategy & Member of Board, NEC Australia (initially posted as Senior Manager)
2016-2018 Managing Director, NEC New Zealand
2019-2022 First Secretary, Congressional Affairs, Embassy of Japan in the USA
2022 present - General Manager, Planning and Strategy, IISE & Chief Advisor, Global Public Policy Relations, NEC Corporation

Educational background

  • Master of Business Administration (MBA), Haas School of Business, University of California at Berkeley
  • Bachelor of Arts, English and American Literature, School of Letter, the University of Tokyo

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