Ellie Okada

Background

Okada, Ellie was born on March 25, 1958 in Kobe, Hyogo, Japan. Daughter of Suteo and Yoko Okada.

Education

Bachelor of Arts in Commerce, Kwansei Gakuin University, 1984. Master of Business Administration, Kobe University, 1986. Doctor of Business Administration, Kobe University, 1999.

Career

Associate professor Yokohama National University, Japan, 1990—2003, professor International Graduate School Social Sciences Japan, since 2003. Academy associate Harvard University. Professor Yokohama National University.

Visiting scholar Center Japanese Economy and Business, Columbia University Business School, New York City, 1993, 2008—2009. Director Ted Impact, Tokyo, 2007—2008. Academic associate Program United States Japan Relations Weatherhead Center International Affairs, Harvard University, since 2009.

Advisory board member Corsair Technology Laboratories Ltd, New York City, since 2009.

Achievements

• Ellie Okada has been listed as a noteworthy business educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Committee member section intellectual properties policy Council Economic and Industrial Policy, Japanese Government, Tokyo, 2002—2006, committee member section growth policy, 2004—2006. Expert committee Council of Scientific and Technology Policy, Japanese Government, 2007—2008. Fellow: Knowledge Management Society Japan (research prize 2005), Intellectual Property Association Japan.

Member: Research Consortium Intellectual Asset Management, New Club Paris.

Interests

• Music.

Connections

Father:

Suteo Okada

Mother:

Yoko Okada