Seiichiro Fujiwara
After working for Morgan Stanley in marketing financial products to major corporate clients, he became independent in 1994 and founded Link Technologies, a venture capital firm in the high-tech sector. He later founded eLife in 1999. He holds a B.A. in Sociology from Hitotsubashi University and an M.B.A. from Columbia University.
Maki Sugiyama
Joined Hakuhodo Japan and after gaining experience in multiple divisions, was assigned to the task of digitizing advertisements. Maki also was in charge of researching interactive communication between corporations and customers. In 1999, she became a founding member of eLife, and today, as the CMO, she oversees and leads the marketing strategies for eLife’s globally renowned Japanese corporate clients. Maki is a graduate of Showa Women’s University in Tokyo.
Akira Omura
Joined Mitsui & Co., Ltd. in 2008. Worked in the Finance Department on global treasury management and M&A execution support, and in the Business Division on corporate planning. Subsequently led the business restructuring of subsidiaries at Able Holdings. At ABeam Consulting Ltd. provided support in areas such as management strategy formulation and core system renewal. Joined eLife as CFO in 2025. Graduated from Waseda University Faculty of Law.
DAVID WU
In addition to 20 years of experience in business development and marketing at multinational companies such as Hutchison Telecom and GE Capital, David had also provided Internet solutions to US clients as part of the Internet business solutions department for Silicon Valley’s Intel. As an eLife Director since 1999, he is involved in both domestic and international business development activities. David majored in Economics at Harvard University and is fluent in Chinese and Japanese.
| Alexei Burlakov | Chief Technology Officer (CTO) |
|---|---|
| Adith Widya Pradipta | Chief Product and Technology Officer (CPTO) |
| Tatsuya Yamamoto | Executive Officer |
| Hiroyuki Murano | Executive Officer |
| Junko Ishii | Executive Officer |
Tatsuo Ishii
Kao Corporation He served as a brand manager for a number of brands, including the new business Agience, Inc. In 2017, he was appointed as an Executive Advisor at eLife.
He is a Marketing Meister of the Japan Marketing Association, a member of the Digital Media Committee of the Japan Advertisers Association, and a part-time lecturer at the Graduate School of Business Administration, Waseda University.
Nobuyuki Sakamoto
Involved in supply chain management and system development at Unicharm Corporation. Engaged in digital marketing for 18 years from 2001, During that time established and managed domestic and international brands as well as digital sites such as exclusive membership and direct sales sites. Formed "DX Promotion Division" in 2021 to promote company-wide DX. Appointed as eLife Executive Advisor in 2023.
Shinya Mizuno
After working in the information system division of Kagome co., ltd., he joined the advertising and PR division, and was involved in the management of the fan community site '&KAGOME'. Currently engaged in market research at ITR Corporation, in addition to writing and consulting on customer engagement with a focus on corporate communities as a representative of Micketech, LLC. Appointed as eLife Advisor in 2021.
Jun Kawai
The brain behind Fuji Television’s Iron Chef (1993-1999) and retired from Hakuhodo DY Media Partners in 2016 after working there for 30 years. Currently, serving as an advisor for a variety of companies ranging from food products to IT, to PR. Joined eLife as an advisor in 2017. Leveraging on experience in domestic marketing and PR, and utilizing this to work as an advisor for local governments/municipalities and communities.
Daiki Shigetomo
After leading Amazon and Rakuten's channel strategy since the dawn of e-commerce at KAGOME CO.,LTD. In 2019, he founded Digitable, Inc. to support the growth of companies from a digital marketing perspective, focusing on eLife strategy, brand building, and fan marketing.