Co-Founder & President<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Before starting the Encorepreneur Cafe, he had visited Portland from Japan many times and learned a lot from Portlanders who he had met and talked to. Have you ever met him?
He had worked for a Japanese financial service company and engaged in business development for 15 years. As one of his achievements in the company, he founded a successful venture to provide the energy conservation technology for greenhouses and the financial aids. His venture has helped farmers save energy and make more profit.
After leaving the company, he joined the Japan Branch of\u00a0Ashoka<\/a>, a global organization identifies and invests in leading social entrepreneurs. Through Ashoka, he met\u00a0Masue Katayama, a founder of\u00a0Shinko Fukushikai Social Welfare Corporation<\/a>\u00a0and decided to plunge into the new venture in Portland.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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