Episode #41: Kei Sakaguchi, Ex-Japan Representative, Eurasia Group

Kei Sakaguchi has a wealth of experience both in global Japanese corporations and small-scale innovative companies. Growing up in a Catholic environment, Mr. Sakaguchi was exposed to foreign culture from an early age and aspired to work in a global organization one day. Mr. Sakaguchi graduated from Keio University with a law degree, and entered Sony Corporation as a new graduate after reading a cover story on Akio Morita, Sony’s legendary co-founder and CEO. Mr. Sakaguchi first worked in the legal division of Sony but was selected by Mr. Morita to join his speech writing team. Mr. Sakaguchi had an incredible experience working under Mr. Morita, learning the ins and out of how he led. Mr. Sakaguchi recalls Mr. Morita’s speech to newly hired graduates which urged young employees to be self-reliant and be the owner of their own career.