Yohei Kiguchi
| Yohei Kiguchi | |
|---|---|
| Native name | 城口 洋平 |
| Born | August 5, 1987 |
| 🏳️ Nationality | Japanese |
| 🏳️ Citizenship | London, United Kingdom |
| 🎓 Alma mater | University of Tokyo, University of Cambridge |
| 💼 Occupation | |
| Known for | Founder of Enechange and SMAP ENERGY |
Yohei Kiguchi (城口 洋平 Kiguchi Yohei) (born August 5, 1987)[1] is a Japanese entrepreneur and business executive.[2][3][4][5] He is the founder of Enechange and SMAP ENERGY.[6] He is also the managing partner of Japan Energy Fund.[7][8][4][5][2][9][3]
Kiguchi has also served as a commissioner for various organizations, including the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, the Japan Association of Corporate Executives, and the Japan Association of New Economy.[7][10]
In 2017, he became the first Japanese to be included in the Forbes 30 Under 30 Europe list.[11][12][7][3]
Early life and education
Yohei Kiguchi was born on August 5, 1987, in Kobe, Hyogo.[7] He attended Nada High School[13] and later enrolled at the University of Tokyo in 2006,[3] where he completed his studies and obtained a degree in Law.[14] He further pursued his education at the University of Cambridge, enrolling in the master's and doctoral program in energy engineering.[14][15][3]
Career
Kiguchi established an exchange program called "HCAP" between the University of Tokyo and Harvard University called "HCAP" (Harvard College in Asia Program).[14][16]
In 2009, he also co-founded the venture company Milog Inc. in collaboration with the University of Tokyo and the Tokyo Institute of Technology.[11] However, the company faced issues and was dissolved in 2012.[12][8][17][14][18]
Following the Great East Japan Earthquake and the Fukushima Daini Nuclear Power Plant accident in 2011, Kiguchi developed an interest in the energy sector.[7] In 2013, he conducted research in energy studies at the University of Cambridge and founded the "Cambridge Energy Data Lab," an industry-university collaborative research institute.[19][20]
In 2015, Kiguchi founded Enechange Ltd., focusing on energy tech, and later established SMAP ENERGY Ltd. in the UK.[21][12][3][21] The two companies merged in 2017, with Kiguchi becoming the CEO.[12]
Enechange Ltd. became the first energy tech company to be listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Mothers market in December 2020[22][23] and achieved unicorn status in November 2021.[24][6]
In 2017, Kiguchi completed his doctoral research and made scholarly contributions by publishing two research papers in the academic journal "Energy".[25][26]
He received his Ph.D. in Engineering from the University of Cambridge in December 2021.[15]
Affiliations
- Yohei Kiguchi serves as a commissioner and observer on various committees, including those under the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry.[27]
- He is also involved with associations such as the Japan Association of Corporate Executives and the Japan Association of New Economy.[28][29]
- He serves as the vice chairperson of the "Carbon Neutral Working Group" within JANE (Japan Association of New Economy).[30]
- Kiguchi is a member of the Trilateral Commission Asia Pacific Fellows.[31]
Awards
- In 2017, Kiguchi was listed in the "Forbes 30 Under 30" Europe list, becoming the first Japanese to receive this honor.[11][12][7][3]
- He has received other awards, including the "First JX Awards 2022" presented by the Japan Association of New Economy.[32][2][9]
Personal life
Yohei Kiguchi currently resides in London, United Kingdom, and as of December 2021, his estimated net worth is approximately US$ 163 million.[1][15][33]
See also
- List of members of the Trilateral Commission
- Energy industry
- University of Cambridge
- University of Tokyo
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Youhei Shiroguchi". IR Bank (in 日本語). Retrieved 2023-06-11.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "ENECHANGE CEO Yohei Kiguchi selected for Entrepreneru of the year, created by Japan Association of New Economy to recognize entrepreneurs who are changing Japan". ENECHANGE Ltd. (in 日本語). Retrieved 2023-06-24.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 "Yohei Kiguchi Ph.D Profile: Contact Information & Network". pitchbook.com. Retrieved 2023-06-24.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Yohei Kiguchi". Forbes. Retrieved 2023-06-24.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Tech in Asia - Connecting Asia's startup ecosystem". www.techinasia.com. Retrieved 2023-06-24.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Okubo, Mami (2023-05-05). "Enechange: Yohei Kiguchi harnesses the power of energy for change". The Japan Times. Retrieved 2023-07-01.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 "Our Team". Japan Energy Fund. Retrieved 2023-06-11.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 "David Rockefeller Fellows: Asia Pacific". The Trilateral Commission. Retrieved 2023-06-24.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 "JANE's 10th Anniversary Event Japan Transformation ~Entrepreneurs transforming Japan!~". Japan Association of New Economy. Retrieved 2023-06-24.
- ↑ "Enechange Ltd. FY2021 2nd Quarter Financial Results" (PDF).
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 "Japanese under 30 selected by Forbes, the only Japanese to be included in the European edition". Forbes (in 日本語). 2018-03-31. Retrieved 2023-06-11.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.4 "Enechange and SMAP ENERGY, an industry-academia collaboration venture from the University of Cambridge in the UK, make a full-fledged entry into the electric power data analysis business using AI in the Japanese electric power market. Elected Yohei Shiroguchi takes office". ENECHANGE Ltd. (in 日本語). 2017-07-19. Retrieved 2023-06-11.
- ↑ "gendai.media/articles/-/506" (in 日本語). 2010-05-07. Retrieved 2023-06-11.
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 "【新】炎上から復活。エネルギー革命に挑む連続起業家". NewsPicks (in 日本語). 2019-02-12. Retrieved 2023-06-11.
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 "Enechange: Yohei Kiguchi harnesses the power of energy for change". bridge. 2023-05-05. Retrieved 2023-06-11.
- ↑ "u-tokyo.ac.jp/content/400132990.pdf" (PDF). University of Tokyo (in 日本語). Retrieved 2023-06-11.
- ↑ Kiguchi, Yohei (2010). "創業3ヵ月で1億円の資金調達に成功した「大学発ベンチャー株式会社ミログ」～自然言語処理技術を用いたサイト監視システムへの挑戦～". The Journal of the Institute of Image Information and Television Engineers (in 日本語). 64 (3): 318–321. doi:10.3169/itej.64.318.
- ↑ "ミログが会社清算 "スパイアプリ"問題で批判、再出発断念". ITmedia News (in 日本語). 2012-04-02. Retrieved 2023-06-11.
- ↑ "We want to be the driving force behind the huge energy industry / The founding story of ENECHANGE Co., Ltd. (Shiroguchi and Arita editions)". Wantedly ENECHANGE Ltd. (in 日本語). 2018-09-05. Retrieved 2023-06-11.
- ↑ "Enechange Yohei Shiroguchi, Chairman and CEO "Using energy data to realize a sustainable world" A young entrepreneur challenging the digital shift in the energy industry". Digital Shift Times (in 日本語). 2019-10-29. Retrieved 2023-06-11.
- ↑ 21.0 21.1 "Yohei Kiguchi - Biography". www.marketscreener.com. Retrieved 2023-06-24.
- ↑ "Notice of Listing on the Mothers Market of the Tokyo Stock Exchange (Securities Code:4169)". ENECHANGE Ltd. 2020-12-24. Retrieved 2023-06-11.
- ↑ "[Soaring stock prices] We are a must-have venture for "decarbonization"". NewsPicks (in 日本語). 2020-12-29. Retrieved 2023-06-11.
- ↑ "[Evaluation 30 times] We will put another game on "decarbonization"". NewsPicks (in 日本語). 2021-12-28. Retrieved 2023-06-11.
- ↑ Y, Kiguchi; Y, Heo; M, Weeks; R, Choudhary (2019-02-12). "Predicting intra-day load profiles under time-of-use tariffs using smart meter data". Energy. 173: 959–970. doi:10.1016/j.energy.2019.01.037. Retrieved 2023-06-11. Unknown parameter
|s2cid=ignored (help) - ↑ Kiguchi, Y.; Weeks, M.; Arakawa, R. (2021). "Predicting winners and losers under time-of-use tariffs using smart meter data". Energy. 236: 121438. doi:10.1016/j.energy.2021.121438. Retrieved 2023-06-11.
- ↑ "次世代スマートメーター制度検討会（第１回）議事概要" (PDF). METI (in 日本語). Retrieved 2023-06-11.
- ↑ "データ戦略・デジタル社会委員会 中間提言" (PDF). Japan Association of Corporate Executives (in 日本語). Retrieved 2023-06-11.
- ↑ "Launched Carbon Neutral Working Group". JANE (in 日本語). 2022-06-03. Retrieved 2023-06-11.
- ↑ "Launched Carbon Neutral Working Group". JANE (in 日本語). 2022-06-03. Retrieved 2023-06-11.
- ↑ "Asia Pacific Fellows". Trilateral Commission. Retrieved 2023-06-11.
- ↑ "JANE's 10th Anniversary Event Japan Transformation ~Entrepreneurs transforming Japan!~". Japan Association of New Economy. 2022-06-09. Retrieved 2023-06-11.
- ↑ "[Big Announcement] Startup Entrepreneur "100 Billionaires"". NewsPicks (in 日本語). 2021-12-29. Retrieved 2023-06-11.
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