Summary
Takuji Okubo is the Managing Director and Chief Economist of Japan Macro Advisors, an independent macro-research boutique he founded in 2012, specializing in the Japanese economy and its public policies. He has over two decades of experience covering Japan macro, beginning his career as an economist at Goldman Sachs Tokyo in 1997 before moving to Merrill Lynch and then Société Générale, where he served as Chief Economist Japan. He holds an MBA from INSEAD and an MSc in Economics from Universitat Pompeu Fabra (Barcelona). In 2022, he co-authored Japan Risk, in Search for a Strategy to Survive with former Bank of Japan Vice-Governor Hiroshi Nakaso.
Areas of Expertise
Primary Asset Class:
Multi-Asset
Geography:
Developed Asia
Countries:
Japan
Sectors:
(generalist)
Content Verticals:
Macroeconomics
Work Experience:
- 2012-Present: Founder, Managing Director and Chief Economist, Japan Macro Advisors Inc, Japan
- 2000-2003: Senior Economist and Vice President, Goldman Sachs Tokyo, Japan
- 2021-2022 Global Head of Thought Leadership, NEC, Japan
- 2020-2021 Director for Japan and South Korea, Economist Corporate Network
- 2010-2012: Director and Chief Economist, Societe Generale Corporate and Investment Banking, Japan
- 2007-2009 Senior Director and Senior Economist, Merrill Lynch, Japan
- 1997-2003: Senior Economist and Vice President, Goldman Sachs Tokyo, Japan