Board

Honorary Chairman

The Honorable Hiroshi Tajima
Consul-General of Japan in Chicago
Consulate-General of Japan in Chicago

Chairman

Stephen N. Potter
Northern Trust (Retired)

President

David D. Johnson
Molex Inc. (Retired)

Executive Vice Presidents

David Alexander
Attorney at Law
Alexander Law, LLC

Ken G. Kabira
EVP & Chief Operating Officer
Narita Manufacturing, Inc.

Stephen M. Kozik
VP Finance, North America & Europe
Nidec Mobility America Corporation

Mari Yamamoto Regnier
Partner
Barnes & Thornburg LLP

Secretary

John Bukacek
President
Japanese Business Legal & Technical Translation and Interpretation Services

Treasurer

Yasushi Kubo
Partner-Audit
PWC

Executive Director

Mitsukuni Baba
Japan America Society of Chicago

Directors

First	Last	Role	Organization
Akihiko	Shono	SVP & General Manager	Sumitomo Corporation of Americas
Akira	Koyasu	Senior Managing Director, Corp. Planning & Strategy	Nippon Sharyo, Ltd.
Atsushi	Nakao	Vice President, Central Region, USA & General Manager, Chicago Office	All Nippon Airways Co., Ltd.
August W.	Schaefer		Underwriters Laboratories Inc. (Retired)
Benita	Boettner	Global General Manager, Nuseed Nutritional	Nuseed
Benjamin F.	Gould	Principal	Masuda, Funai, Eifert & Mitchell, Ltd.
Bernard	Koh	Executive Director, Multinational Corporations	JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.
Bradley	Hamm, PhD	Professor	Medill School of Journalism, Northwestern University
Chie	Tanaka	Partner, Tax	KPMG LLP
Christina	Coleman	Secretary of the Board	Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago
Dan	Seals	Chief Executive Officer	Intersect Illinois
David	Kinzelman	Vice President, Global Airport Operations	United Airlines
David J.	Anderson	Founding Family Member	Anderson Japanese Gardens
David M.	Roden	Corporate Advisor & Honorary Consul
Dr. Phyllis I.	Lyons		Northwestern University (Emerita)
Dr. Yusuke	Nakamura, M.D., Ph.D	Director, Cancer Precision Medicine Research	Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research Center
Drew	Edwards	Partner, Head of Japanese Equities & Portfolio Manager	GMO LLC
Edward A.	Grant		Arthur Andersen LLP (Retired)
Erik T.	Brejla	Manager, Corporate, Foundation & Government Partnerships	Lions Club International Foundation
Genea	Tafesse	Associate Director, Account Management	Northern Lights Direct
Greg	Merkley	Associate Director, Kellogg Case Publishing	Kellogg School of Management
Harumi	Lory	Director of the Japanese Program	The University of Chicago
Ion	Warner	Vice President, Marketing & Investor Relations	The Manitowoc Company, Inc.
Jack D.	Beem		Baker & McKenzie LLP (Retired)
James	Otto	Senior Vice President	CBRE, Inc.
James A.	McClung	Chairman & CEO	Lismore International Inc.
James H.	Mutchnik	Partner	Kirkland & Ellis LLP
Jamie	Rhee	Commissioner	Chicago Dept. of Aviation
Janice	Katz	Associate Curator of Japanese Art	Art Institute of Chicago
Jeff	Malehorn	Executive Advisor (Former CEO)	World Business Chicago
Jody E.	Kurtzhalts		Yaskawa Electric America, Inc. (Retired)
Joseph	McCluskey	Founder/Principal	JTM Advisory
Jun	Wakabayashi	President	Futaba North America Engineering & Marketing Corporation
Kathryn	Ibata-Arens	Professor & Director, Global Asian Studies	DePaul University
Keith	Williams		Underwriters Laboratories Inc. (Retired)
Ken	Hennessy	Vice President	Nichicon America
Ken	Hong	President	Sunstar Americas, Inc.
Kenya	Yamada	Vice President & Regional Manager	Japan Airlines Co., Ltd.
Kimiyo	Naka	President	KCommunications
Kumiko	Watanabe	Japan Business Group US National Leader	Grant Thornton LLP
Lisa	Stafford	President	Stafford Communications
Marcia E.	Goodman	Partner	Mayer Brown LLP
Margo	Markopolous	Director, Office of Trade & Investment	Illinois Department of Commerce & Economic Opportunity
Marie	Gaudette	Executive Director	Midwest U.S. - Japan Association
Mark	Miller	President	Cornerstone Environmental, Health & Safety, Inc.
Masa	Matsumura	Senior International Equity Analyst	Vaughan Nelson Investment Management
Matthew	Abbott	Director, Government & Diplomatic Programs	The Chicago Council on Global Affairs
Matthew	Dye	President	Mitutoyo America Corporation
Michael P.	Whelan	Partner	EY
Minoru	Kobayashi	President	Nippon Sharyo Manufacturing LLC
Naoya	Kishi	Deputy Consul General	Consulate-General of Japan in Chicago
Nigel	Blakeway	Chairman & CEO	Omron Management Center of America, Inc.
Peggy	Parfenoff	President	World Chicago
Promod	Vohra	President, ProBys & Chief Talent Strategy Officer	ACS Group
Rafael R.	Salmi, PhD	Global President & GM	Richardson RFPD
Ralph	Inforzato	Chief Executive Director	JETRO Chicago
Robert	Corder	Vice President, Attraction & Development	Battle Creek Unlimited
Robert	Murphy	Managing Partner	Moveo Integrated Branding
Robert A.	Center		EY (Retired)
Robert P.	Browne		Northern Trust Investments, Inc. (Retired)
Robert W.	Karr, Jr.	Chief Legal Officer & Corporate Secretary	Blommer Chocolate Company
Ryohei	Tsuji	President & COO	Kikkoman Foods, Inc.
Ryutaro	Furukawa	Executive Director, Global Corporate Bank	JP Morgan Securities LLC
Sam	Cremin	Director	Halstead Consulting
Sang-yul	Lee	Partner	K&L Gates LLP
Scott	Summerville	President & CEO	Mitsubishi Electric Automation, Inc.
Shawn Y.	Valukas	Senior Vice President - Wealth Management	UBS Financial Services, Inc.
Shin	Kishioka	President	ITA, Inc.
Steven P.	Gan	President	Stellar Risk Management Services, Inc.
Takashi	Watanabe	Managing Director	Mizuho Bank, Ltd.
Timothy J.	Hill	Manager, Investor Relations	Omron Management Center of America, Inc.
Tomoko	Kizawa	Partner	Deloitte & Touche LLP
Travis	George	Chief Financial Officer	Molex, Inc.
Troy	Hammond	President	North Central College
Victoria M.	Liwag	Corporate HR Manager	Komatsu America Corp.
Walter	Hladko		Imperial Hotel Tokyo/Osaka (Retired)
William L.	Florida	Vice President	Advisory Research, Inc.
Yoko	Noge Dean	Co-Bureau Chief	Nikkei America Inc.
Yoshiko	Urayama	President	The Chicago Shimpo, NFP
Yoshio	Shibazaki	Senior Manager, Business Development	Plante & Moran PLLC
Yutaka	Otsuka	Head of Japanese Corporate Banking (Midwest)	MUFG Union Bank, N.A.

Board of Governors

First	Last	Role	Organization
Jack D.	Beem	(Chairman)	Baker & McKenzie LLP (Retired)
John	Bukacek	President	Japanese Business Legal & Technical Translation and Interpretation Services
Arthur I.	Cyr	A.W. & Mary Margaret Clausen Distinguished Professor, Political Economy & World Business Director, Clausen Center for World Business	Carthage College
Clyde	Dickey		Arthur Andersen LLP (Retired)
Ralph	Fujimoto		Ernst & Young LLP (Retired)
Edward A.	Grant		Arthur Andersen LLP (Retired)
Shunichiro	Kishioka		ITA, Inc. (Retired)
Jody E.	Kurtzhalts		Yaskawa Electric America, Inc., (Retired)
James A.	McClung	Chairman & CEO	Lismore International Inc.
Thomas P.	McMenamin	Of Counsel	Masuda Funai Eifert & Mitchell, Ltd.
August W.	Schaefer		Underwriters Laboratories Inc. (Retired)