Shinichiro Shiraki

AIMA Japan Vice Chairman / CEO, Aizawa Asset Management Co., Ltd.

Mr. Shiraki has over 25 years of experience investing in private equity, venture capital funds, and hedge funds in Japan and globally. He launched and managed several portfolios of hedge funds and private equity funds for Sanwa Bank, now part of the Mitsubishi UFJ Group.

He has been a founding member of Monex Alternative Investments and serves as its CEO and CIO since 2004. He was appointed CIO of Astomax Co., Ltd. in 2013.

In 2015, Mr. Shiraki founded Akebono Asset Management Ltd.  

He also started serving on a board of directors at Aizawa Securities Co., Ltd. TSE1 listed security broker company in 2019 and started serving on a board of directors at Asuka Asset Management in June 2020. Currently, he is a director of  AIZAWA SECURITY GROUP CO., LTD. listed on Prime Market of Tokyo Stock Exchange.

Mr. Shiraki has been a board member of the Alternative Investment Management Association of Japan (AIMA Japan) since 2001 and currently serves as its Vice Chairman. He is also a director and committee member Japan Venture Capital Association.