Kei Sakaguchi has four decades of experience as a corporate communications, external affairs and business development executive and advisor, having worked in-house at both Japanese and American global corporations, as well as at specialized consultancies. He most recently served as Japan Director of the Virginia Economic Development Partnership. He was prior the Japan Country Representative for Eurasia Group, the leading global political risk consultancy whose Tokyo office he established.  

Kei started his career at Sony Corporation and spent more than 25 years with the company, serving both in Tokyo and New York in various managerial positions including Senior Director for Communications and External Affairs, and General Manager for Corporate Communications. 

Kei then served with The Coca-Cola Company as Japan’s Vice-President for Public Affairs and Communications. Before joining Eurasia Group, he was Japan’s Managing Director of Strategic Partnerships for Meltwater Group, the global online media monitoring and social intelligence software company. 

Kei Sakaguchi holds a Bachelor of Arts in Law from Keio University, and a Master of Comparative Jurisprudence from New York University’s School of Law.