Extensive experience advising growth-oriented technology companies on strategic, legal, and regulatory matters from more than two decades at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C. Brings significant global leadership experience and relationships, a deep understanding of global markets, and a track record of successful crisis management Deep knowledge and experience overseeing and guiding digital transformation strategies as an investor and through service on the boards of Rakuten Group and Sony Professional Experience Co-Founding Partner of Geodesic Capital, a mid-late stage venture capital firm founded in 2015 Senior Advisor to Centerview Partners, an international investment banking advisory firm (2014 2024) Advisor for the Toyota Research Institute (since 2016) Member of the Board of Directors for the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Foundation (current) Former U.S. Ambassador to Japan (2009 2013) Former Chief Executive Officer of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C. and practicing corporate and securities law attorney (1985 2009) Formerly served on the Global Advisory Board of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Founder of the TOMODACHI Initiative, a partnership to identify and invest in the next generation of Japanese and American leaders Recipient of the Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun, Japan s highest honor for foreign nationals Member of Stanford Medicine s Center for Asian Health Research & Education Advisory Board Other Public Company Directorships (current) N/A Former Public Company Directorships (within the past 10 years) Director, Rakuten Group, Inc. (2021 2023) Director, Sony Corporation (2014 2020) Education A.B. in Political Science from Stanford University J.D. from Stanford Law School