Ryoji Chubachi
"Electronics-Inspired Strategies for Basic and Applied Research"

Position

President
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science & Technology (AIST), Japan

March 1977:: Completed the doctoral course, Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University and received Doctor of Engineering
April 1977:: Joined Sony Corporation (Sony)
June 1999:: Corporate Vice President, Sony
June 2002:: Corporate Senior Vice President, Sony
June 2003:: Executive Vice President, Executive Officer, Sony
June 2004:: Executive Deputy President, Corporate Executive Officer and Chief Operation Officer, Sony
April 2005:: Electronics Chief Executive Officer, Sony
June 2005:: President and Electronics Chief Executive Officer, Representative Corporate Executive Officer, Member of the Board, Sony
April 2009:: Member of the Board, Representative Corporate Executive Officer, Vice Chairman, Sony
April 2013:: Appointed as President of AIST