Yota Akaji

Yota Akaji is Principal at Roland Berger Tokyo office. Prior to joining Roland Berger, Yota worked in product business planning at major auto parts manufacturer, media business management at major platformer, and management consulting service at several consulting firms.

Yota is well versed in the automotive industry, energy industry, and platform business, and has extensive project experience in a wide range of topics including new business development, business transformation, strategy development, and mid/long-term planning. In particular, Yota has delivered many new business development and business transformation projects based on the evolution of digital and other technologies and changes in the market environment, such as sustainability. And in addition to over 14 years of experience in management consulting, Yota has 11 years of experience leading business growth and transformation at business companies, and he offers practical recommendations that leverage that experience.

Yota is a trusted voice in the industry – a regular keynote speaker and expert commentator in leading media and high-profile forums.

Yota holds a Bachelor of economics from Kansai university in Japan.