As Dean of the Japanese program at the Graduate School of Management, GLOBIS University, and as Managing Director at the GLOBIS Management School, Yoshihiko Takubo is involved in project planning, management, research, and development of study materials. he also serves as a lecturer for the Analytical Skill Courses and the Leadership Development Courses. In 2012 he served as Vice Chairman of the Committee on Educational Issues at the Japan Association of Corporate Executives. Mr. Takubo has written Communicating Through Numbers, Lay The Groundwork For Your Business and GLOBIS MBA Critical Communication (all published by Diamond, Inc.). He also co-translated Cultivate your Kokorozashi (Toyo Keizai Inc.), The Grand Design for the New Century (Nihon Keizai Shimbun Inc.) and The Environment and Business: A Complete Forecast (Nihon Keizai Shimbun Inc.). The Japanese publication of Mandela’s Way: Fifteen Lessons on Life, Love, and Courage (Eiji Press) was translated under his supervision.
Prior to joining GLOBIS, Mr. Takubo worked at the Mitsubishi Research Institute, engaged in investigation, research, and consulting services mainly for the energy industry and national government ministries.
Mr. Takubo received his undergraduate and graduate degrees in Science and Technology from Keio University. He subsequently enrolled in the PED (Program for Executive Development) course at IMD (International Institute for Management Development) in Switzerland.