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Hiro Nozawa
President & CEO of Asahi Media Lab Ventures
Palo Alto, California
Overview
Hiro Nozawa is the President & CEO at Asahi Media Lab Ventures, Inc., overseeing investments in various sectors including Security, BioTech, AR/VR, and Entertainment & Sports. With a background in digital media and journalism, Hiro has held key roles such as VP of Investment at Asahi Shimbun America, Inc. and Editor in Chief of The Asahi Shimbun Digital Edition.
Highlights of Hiro's career include his leadership in managing investments and strategic partnerships at Asahi Media Lab Ventures, Inc., as well as his experience in digital media and journalism with roles at Asahi Shimbun America, Inc. and The Asahi Shimbun Company.
Work Experience
President & CEO
2019 - Current
Managing Director
2017 - 2019
VP of Investment
2017
With over 15 years experience in the digital content business, I am currently serving as a Manager of the representative office in Silicon Valley at The Asahi Shimbun Media Lab, which is the open innovation office, to start new exciting businesses for the newspaper. I previously worked for a photonics labs of the NTT, a leading telecom company in Japan, as a research scientist of semiconductor laser diode for optical amplifier. I also engaged in research on quantum wires/dots and photonic crystal structures. I received a B.S. degree from University of Electro Communications, a M.S. from Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology in 1993 and 1995, respectively.
Manager of Silicon Valley Office
2015 - 2017
Producer, Media Lab--The Open Innovation Office
2013 - 2015
Senior Administrator, Office of the President
2013 - 2013
Editor in Chief of The Asahi Shimbun Digital Edition
2012 - 2013
Senior Administrator, Corporate Planning Office
2011 - 2011
Deputy Manager
2000 - 2011
Digital Media Business Center Multimedia Contents Business Division
Research Scientist
1995 - 2000