After engaging in humanitarian operation in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Myanmar, and Thailand, established CWS Japan during the East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami response and currently serves as the Board and General Secretary of CWS Japan. Also serves as vice president and a member of Executive Committee for Asian Disaster Reduction and Response Network (ADRRN), heads ADRRN Tokyo Innovation Hub (ATIH), and serves as a member of Regional Advisory Group of Global Network of CSOs for Disaster Reduction (GNDR) and joint secretariat of Japan CSO Coalition for DRR (JCC-DRR). He graduated from Doshisha University, and holds Development Studies M.A. from Brandeis University.