Executives

President

Executive Vice President

Statutory Supervisor

Executive Directors of Science

The role of the Executive Directors of Science, who are mainly responsible for one of the research domains designated by the President, is to promote research that transcends the boundaries of research centers and other organizations from a whole-RIKEN perspective. For further information on the research domains, please see the Centers & Labs introduction page.

Special Advisors to the President

The role of Special Advisors to the President is to assist the President in promoting research and other activities from a whole-institute perspective, at the President's directive.

Deputy Executive Vice President, Advisor to the President

Deputy Executive Vice President (Research Strategy Advisor)

The role of Deputy Executive Vice Presidents is to assist the Executive Vice Presidents in the execution of their duties. The Deputy Executive Vice Presidents who assist with research-related duties are referred to as Research Strategy Advisors.

• Reizo Kato (Research Strategy Advisor)
• Hirohisa Imai
• Motoyoshi Kurokawa
• Takehiko Matsushita
• Mitsuru Ogoshi
• Ei Takeuchi
• Takashi Yamamoto

Advisor to the President

The role of Advisors to the President is to conduct research and analysis and coordinate communication on special matters, at the President’s directive.

• Tatsuya Harada
• Fumihiko Ishikawa
• Eiji Saito
• Makoto Taiji

Advisor to Executive Vice Presidents

The role of Advisors to Executive Vice Presidents is to conduct research and analysis and coordinate communication on matters delegated by an Executive Vice President.

• Kozo Yamahashi

Advisor

Senior Advisor to the President

The role of Senior Advisors to the President is to provide guidance and advice to the President on specific matters requiring expertise, at the request of the President.

• Hiroki Matsuo

Special Advisor

The role of Special Advisors is to conduct surveys and gather information on matters involving specific research of RIKEN or other duties, and to provide guidance and advice.

• Tetsuya Eda
• Naoko Ishii
• Nobuyuki Kanbe
• Takayoshi Kawakami
• Hiroshi Oyama
• Ichiro Sakata
• Kenji Sato
• Yutaka Yoshimoto
• Toshiya Watanabe

RIKEN Advisor

The role of RIKEN Advisors is to provide advice and opinions in response to inquiries from the institute, based on their wealth of knowledge and expertise.

• Stefan Noreen

RIKEN Honorary Advisor

RIKEN Honorary Advisors is a title bestowed on persons who have served as RIKEN Advisors for many years and have provided exceptional support for the operation of the institute.

• Hiroto Ishida
• Kunio Iwatsuki
• Hiroshi Komiyama
• Hiroshi Matsumoto
• Junko Nakanishi
• Ryoji Noyori
• Hitoshi Osaki
• Yoshiyasu Sakai
• Fumitaka Sato
• Katsuhiko Sato
• Ken Taneichi
• Atsuko Toyama
• Kazuma Yamane
• Keisuke Yokoo
• Hiroyuki Yoshikawa