Ryo Yamashita Joined the finance and insurance division of ITOCHU Corporation in April 2017 and was in charge of domestic retail insurance sales business, business management and support for domestic and overseas group companies, M&A of domestic companies and creation of synergies among group companies, and start-up investment and hands-on support. Provided a wide range of support, including sales and DX support utilizing group resources, support for the execution of marketing initiatives. Then, from 2022, Ryo worked at Jafco Group Inc. in investment activities, focusing mainly on startups in the western Japan area. Ryo joined ITOCHU Technology Ventures, Inc. in February 2023, where currently works. Graduated from Osaka University, Faculty of Engineering Science, Department of Systems Science.