Takashi Nishikawa
Senior Manager at Panasonic R&D Company of America
Mountain View, California
Overview
Work Experience
Senior Manager
2024 - Current
I moved my role to vigorously pursue business development at Panasonic R&D Company of America (PRDCA). My new responsibility emphasizes business development rather than startup sourcing. However, my relationship with startup companies hasn't changed.
Vice President
2019 - 2024
Director
2017 - 2024
Leading Panasonic Ventures to be align to the mother company in long term range, but not need to be bound to current business area. Focusing new business model and the technologies which support it.
R&D Strategist
2012 - 2012
Corporate R&D, Digital Network - Software area
Deputy Director
2008 - 2012
Promote potential joint development with startups and Panasonic R&D, and also strategic investment for those startups
Panasonic North America is a manufacturing firm that makes electronic appliances and provide solutions to several industries.
Strategist
2004 - 2008
Corporate R&D Strategy office,
Senior Process Engineer
1992 - 2004
Develop devices of advanced semiconductor especially compound semiconductor such as III-V and II-VI covering over from bipolar power devices to short wave length laser diode.