William Saito
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| Native name | 齋藤ウィリアム浩幸 |
| Born | William Hiroyuki Saito March 23, 1971 Los Angeles, California U.S. |
| 🏳️ Nationality | Japanese American |
| 💼 Occupation | Businessman Venture capitalist |
| 🌐 Website | William Saito |
William Hiroyuki Saito (Japanese: 齋藤ウィリアム浩幸; born March 23, 1971)[1][2] is a Japanese American businessman, venture capitalist and former advisor to the government of Japan specializing in cybersecurity,[3] who was found to have falsified parts of his resume in December 2017.[4]
Early life and education[edit]
Saito was born in Los Angeles, California to Yoko Saito (née Onaga),[1] who is part Japanese and part Korean, and Bill Saito, whose family came from Fukushima in Northern Japan.[5] Saito's parents emigrated to the United States in 1969, two years before his birth.[2] He is the oldest of three sons.[3]
In 1987, Saito graduated from Damien High School in La Verne, California.[6] He attended the University of California, Riverside from the Fall of 1988 to the Fall 1992.[7] and was a student in Riverside's joint Biomedical Science Program with the University of California, Los Angeles in 1988.[8][7]
Career[edit]
Saito began a computer security venture while in junior high school, and incorporated the firm as I/O Software in 1991 while attending university.[2] Among other technologies, I/O Software developed a system to display Japanese characters in software written in English, and a fingerprint recognition system used by Sony.[9] Microsoft began a partnership with I/O Software in 2000 to adopt the latter's authentication technology in future versions of Microsoft Windows.[10] Saito sold the I/O Software business assets to Microsoft in 2004.[2][8][9]
After selling the I/O Software business, he moved to Japan, where he became active as a venture capitalist and invested in several Japanese start-ups.[2][9] He was named a Young Global Leader of the World Economic Forum in 2011.[11]
Saito was at one time a top advisor to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on cybersecurity issues.[12] He was formally a cybersecurity advisor to the Cabinet Office from 2013 to 2017, and an advisor to the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry from 2016 to 2017.[4]
Saito was appointed as a strategic advisor to Japan Airlines in 2015, and provided advice to JAL on its IT strategy. He served as a part-time Executive Officer and as the first General Manager of Digital Innovation Promotion at JAL from May to December 2017.[13][14] He was also a member of the advisory board of The Japan Times from 2014 to 2015.[4]
Saito resigned from his Cabinet and METI advisory positions in December 2017, citing personal reasons.[15][16] After leaving his government posts, he admitted on his website that he had falsely claimed to have graduated from medical school and to have obtained a medical license.[4][8] Following these revelations, economy minister Hiroshige Sekō stated that no falsifications had been found in the resume that Saito submitted to METI in connection with his hiring.[16]
Works and publications[edit]
- Saito, William Hiroyuki (2012). An Unprogrammed Life: Adventures of an Incurable Entrepreneur. Singapore: Wiley. ISBN 978-1-118-07727-6. OCLC 778431581. Search this book on
- Hiroyuki, Saito William (2012). ザ・チーム: 日本の一番大きな問題を解く / Za chīmu: nihon no ichiban ōkina mondai o toku. Tōkyō: Nikkeibīpīsha. ISBN 978-4-822-24924-3. OCLC 812155963. Search this book on
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "William H Saito, California Birth Index, 1905-1995". FamilySearch. 23 March 1971.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Nguyen, Hoang (2015-09-14). "Teaching Japan to take more risks". BBC News. Retrieved 2018-01-25.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Nguyen, Hoang (14 September 2015). "Teaching Japan to take more risks". BBC News.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 "Former METI adviser Saito rewrites resume after quitting government posts under cloud of doubt". The Japan Times Online. 22 December 2017.
- ↑ Saito, William Hiroyuki (2012). An Unprogrammed Life: Adventures of an Incurable Entrepreneur. Singapore: Wiley. ISBN 978-1-118-07727-6. OCLC 778431581. Search this book on
- ↑ Lin, Justin (May 2015). "William Saito, Entrepreneur and Alumnus, to Speak at Damien Graduation". The Laconian. XLVII (7). pp. 1–2.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "University attended by William Saito says he did not graduate". Tokyo Reporter. 5 January 2018.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 "ブログ等におけるご指摘について". 齋藤 ウィリアム 浩幸 (in 日本語). Retrieved 2018-01-24.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 Blair, Gavin (2012-12-03). "William H. Saito: Embrace failure to nurture entrepreneurs". Financial Times. Retrieved 2018-01-25.
- ↑ "Microsoft and I/O Software Strengthen Industry Adoption of Biometrics". Microsoft. 2000-05-02. Retrieved 2018-01-25.
- ↑ "List of 2011 Young Global Leaders Honourees" (PDF). World Economic Forum. 2011-04-20. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 August 2011.
- ↑ Mochizuki, Takashi (2015-07-01). "Top Abe Cybersecurity Adviser Says Japan Could Be Global Leader in Field". WSJ. Retrieved 2018-01-25.
- ↑ 金子寛人 (2017-05-30). "JALが「デジタルイノベーション部」、起業家を招へい". The Nikkei (in 日本語). Retrieved 2018-01-25.
2015年4月からJALの戦略アドバイザーを務めており、IT関連の施策についてアドバイスをしていた。今回非常勤の執行役員として、より具体的にJALのIT活用に携わる。
- ↑ "JAL Announce Changes to Executive Officers/Assignment" (PDF). Japan Airlines. 2017-12-22. Retrieved 2018-01-25.
- ↑ "「サイバー対策専門家」 経産・内閣府参与辞任". Tokyo Shimbun (in 日本語). 2017-12-22. Retrieved 2018-01-25.
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 "斎藤ウィリアム浩幸氏、内閣府などの参与辞任 経歴訂正：朝日新聞デジタル". Asahi Shimbun (in 日本語). 2017-12-22. Retrieved 2018-01-25.
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