Yoshi spent two decades leading high-level international policy and spearheading insurance regulatory developments at the International Association of Insurance Supervisors (IAIS) after starting his career in the insurance industry and the government of Japan. He was instrumental to the dynamic growth of IAIS and has contributed to keeping the world’s financial systems in order. During this period, he was also a member of the Financial Stability Board (formerly Financial Stability Forum).

Yoshi currently also serves as Chair of the OECD Insurance and Private Pension Committee; Chair of the Global Asia Insurance Partnership (GAIP); Advisor to the Commissioner, Japan Financial Services Agency (FSA); and Member of the International Advisory Council, China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission (CBIRC). He is also Adjunct Professor at the Graduate School of Management, Kyoto University and Visiting Professor at the Graduate School of Public Policy, Tokyo University.

He earned his PhD in insurance in 2000 from City University, London. His PhD was preceded by a BA in Education and Sociology from the University of Tokyo and an MBA from INSEAD, France.