Ken Niimura

Founder, CEO Partner, Topaz Capital, Inc.

Ken Niimura is the co-founder and CEO of TopazCapital, the pioneer ofalternative investment manager focusing on private credit in Japan.

Prior to establishing TopazCapital in 2012, Ken was Managing Director of Merrill Lynch Japan where he held various senior roles, including head of Debt Capital Markets and co-head of the Corporate Finance & Restructuring.  Prior to joining Merrill Lynch, Ken ran structured credit origination for Industrial Bank of Japan.

Ken has an MBA from Johnson Graduate School of Management at Cornell University and a B.A. in Law from Waseda University