Yoshito Hori
Yoshito Hori
Founder and President, GLOBIS Corporation & GLOBIS University
Founder and Managing Partner, GLOBIS Capital Partners

Yoshito Hori is the founder and president of GLOBIS University, the No.1 business school in Japan. He is also a founding partner of GLOBIS Capital Partners, the No.1 venture capital firm in Japan, and president of the G1 Institute, a platform to create a better Japan. His other roles include founder of the KIBOW Foundation, a project to support revitalization after the Great Tohoku Earthquake; owner of the Ibaraki Robots, a professional basketball team in his hometown of Mito; owner of the Ibaraki Broadcasting System, Ibaraki’s only prefecture-wide media company; and producer of LuckyFes, an annual music festival held in Mito.

He received his BS in engineering from Kyoto University and holds an MBA from Harvard Business School.

5 Leadership Lessons for a Better Career and Company

Yoshito Hori led GLOBIS Corporation from a single, rented classroom to a leading business school and venture capital firm with hundreds of employees. Here are five leadership lessons he learned along the way.
Yoshito Hori led GLOBIS Corporation from a single, rented classroom to a leading business school and venture capital firm with hundreds of employees. Here are five leadership lessons he learned along the way.

Alan Patricof: The Key to Venture Capital Success

Expert venture capitalist Alan Patricof sits down with GLOBIS founder Yoshito Hori to talk about his fifty-year career and his new book, No Red Lights.
Expert venture capitalist Alan Patricof sits down with GLOBIS founder Yoshito Hori to talk about his fifty-year career and his new book, No Red Lights.

5 Big Takeaways from the 50th World Economic Forum in Davos

Discussions at the 50th World Economic Forum centered on two major topics: climate change and stakeholder capitalism.
Discussions at the 50th World Economic Forum centered on two major topics: climate change and stakeholder capitalism.

Using the Pyramid Principle’s Key Messages for Better Persuasiveness

The pyramid principle is a critical thinking framework that will help you harness logic for better communication and persuasion.
The pyramid principle is a critical thinking framework that will help you harness logic for better communication and persuasion.

The Future of Knowledge Sharing with Quora CEO Adam D’Angelo

Quora founder and CEO Adam D’Angelo talks about founding the company, how decisions are made, how they identify competition, and more in this special seminar.
Quora founder and CEO Adam D’Angelo talks about founding the company, how decisions are made, how they identify competition, and more in this special seminar.

G1 Is Changing Japan with 100 Actions

Sometimes, it takes an outsider to put real political and societal change into action. Yoshito Hori's 100 Actions are designed around that very idea.
Sometimes, it takes an outsider to put real political and societal change into action. Yoshito Hori's 100 Actions are designed around that very idea.

Voices from a Mountaintop: How Davos Sees 2018 Playing Out

GLOBIS founder Yoshito Hori's report from the 2018 World Economic Forum in Davos
GLOBIS founder Yoshito Hori's report from the 2018 World Economic Forum in Davos

How to Build Leaders: Facilitate Open Communication with the Forum Method

Developing your leadership communication skills starts with creating a company culture of open communication for all. The forum method provides a 4-part framework for how to do that.
Developing your leadership communication skills starts with creating a company culture of open communication for all. The forum method provides a 4-part framework for how to do that.