Masayuki SHIBATA

Executive Vice President for Finance

Masayuki SHIBATA, Executive Vice President for Finance

Masayuki Shibata has been executive vice president for finance since April 2022. Upon his return to Tokyo Tech, he also served concurrently as secretary-general for a brief period.

Shibata holds a doctorate from the Open University of Japan, a Master in Education from Harvard University, a Master in Economics from Northwestern University, and a Bachelor of Economics from Keio University. He served as the vice CEO and secretary general at Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University. Prior to that, he worked as the executive vice president for finance and campus management and secretary-general at Tokyo Tech.

Shibata has also taken on influential roles within the Japanese government. He served as director-general of the Agency for Cultural Affairs and later for International Cultural Affairs within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Shibata has held a number of positions within the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), including director of the Space Policy Division, director of the Lifelong Learning Promotion Division, and director of the International Affairs Division.

Experience

April 2022	Executive Vice President for Finance, Tokyo Institute of Technology
April 1, 2022 - April 30, 2022	Secretary-General, Tokyo Institute of Technology
October 2021 - March 2022	Secretary General (Acting), Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University
April 2019 - March 2021	Vice President for Financial Management, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University
April 2016 - March 2019	Executive Vice President and Secretary-General, Tokyo Institute of Technology
August 2013 - March 2016	Executive Vice President and Secretary-General, Kyushu University
July 2012 - June 2013	Director-General for International Cultural Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
July 2010 - June 2012	Director-General, Agency for Cultural Affairs
July 2008 - June 2010	Director, International Affairs Division, Minister’s Secretariat (MEXT)
February 2006 - June 2008	Executive, Center for National University Finance and Management
July 2004 - January 2006	Director, Policy Planning and External Relations Department, Japan Student Services Organization (JASSO)
January 2003 - June 2004	Director, Lifelong Learning Promotion Division, Lifelong Learning Policy Bureau (MEXT)
January 2001 - December 2002	Director, Space Policy Division, Research and Development Bureau, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT)
July 1999 - December 2000	Director, Student Exchange Division, Science and International Affairs Bureau (Monbusho)
April 1998 - June 1999	Director, Office for Science Policy Planning, Science and International Affairs Bureau (Monbusho)
April 1995 - March 1998	Director, Management Department, Gifu Pref. Board of Education
December 1993 - March 1995	Deputy Director, Science Division, Science and International Affairs Bureau (Monbusho)
July 1992 - November 1993	Deputy Director, School Health Education Division, Physical Education and Sports Bureau (Monbusho)
April 1989 - March 1992	Second and First Secretary, Embassy of Japan in the United Kingdom
April 1981 - March 1989	Ministry of Education, Science, Sports and Culture (Monbusho)