Akira Tsuchiya

Akira Tsuchiya is President and CEO of The Global Institute (TGI), an international institute advancing global leadership, governance, and cooperation by forging ties among leaders, organizations, and initiatives across communities. He advises corporate CEOs, governments, and global institutions, and is an Adjunct Professor at Keio University and an Adjunct Researcher at Waseda University.

Previously, he spent over a decade at the World Economic Forum (WEF). As the first Japanese national to join the Forum, he later established its Tokyo office as founding chief executive before serving as Executive Director and a member of its Executive Committee at its Geneva headquarters. His involvement in Davos now spans more than two decades in various capacities.