Board Member
President
Atsushi Sunami Ph.D.
Academic/Professional Background
President, The Sasakawa Peace Foundation（SPF）
Special Advisor to the President and Guest professor, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS)
Distinguished Fellow, The Asia Pacific Foundation, Canada
Guest Professor, Waseda University Research Organization for Nano & Life Innovation
Special Advisor to the President and Guest professor, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS)
Distinguished Fellow, The Asia Pacific Foundation, Canada
Guest Professor, Waseda University Research Organization for Nano & Life Innovation
Education
| 1988 | BSFS from Georgetown University |
| 1993 | MIA from Columbia University |
| 2001 | Ph. D in Political Science from Columbia University |
Work and Research Experience
| 1989-1991 | Researcher in the Department of Policy Research at Nomura Research Institute, Ltd. |
| 1997-1998 | Visiting Researcher at Science Policy Research Unit, University of Sussex |
| 2001-2003 | Fellow at Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry established by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, Japan |
| 2003-2014 | Associate Professor at GRIPS |
| 2014-2016 | Professor and Advisor to the President at GRIPS |
| 2015-2018 | Special Advisor to the Council for Science, Technology and Innovation of the Cabinet Office of Japan |
| 2016-2019 | Vice President of GRIPS |
| 2017-2021 | President of the Ocean Policy Research Institute of SPF |
| 2019-2023 | Executive Advisor to the President and Visiting Professor at GRIPS |
| 2020- | President of the SPF |
| 2023- | Special Advisor to the President and Guest Professor at GRIPS |
Position of Government, Ministries, etc.
- Chairperson, Okinawa Development Council, Cabinet Office
- Chairperson, Committee for Examination and Evaluation of the Subsidy for the Research and Study Projects on diplomacy and security, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- Acting Chairperson, Japanese National Commission for UNESCO, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Japan
- Member of the Economic Security Legislation Council, Cabinet Office
- Member of Basic Policy Group under the Committee on National Space Policy, Cabinet Office
- Program Officer, Space Strategy Fund, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)
- Chairperson, Consortium for Satellite Earth Observation, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)
- Co-Chair of Lunar Industry Vision Council
- Co-Chair of Expert Committee, NIKKEI Blue Ocean Forum
- Member of the Board of Directors, The Honda Foundation
As of January 20, 2025