Paul K. Yonamine
Chair, USJC
Executive Chairman, Central Pacific Bank; Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Central Pacific Financial Corp.
USJC Board of Directors
The U.S.-Japan Council’s organizing Board of Directors consists of Japanese American leaders from across the United States and in Japan who provide their expertise and guidance in establishing and guiding the Council’s mission and activities.
Executive Committee
Suzanne Basalla
President and CEO
U.S.-Japan Council
Susan Morita
Vice-Chair, USJC
Partner
Arnold & Porter
Tasha A. Yorozu
Secretary, USJC
Managing Attorney
Yorozu Law Group, P.C.
David Nishida
Treasurer, USJC
Chief Operating Officer
Orix Corporation USA
Kazuhiro Gomi
Development Committee Chair, USJC
President and CEO
NTT Research, Inc.
Todd Guild
Senior Advisor to Vice Chairman
Suntory Holdings Limited
Board Members
David Kenji Chang
Finance Committee Chair, USJC
Sachi Hamai
Retired, Chief Executive Officer
Los Angeles County
Yuko Kaifu
President
JAPAN HOUSE Los Angeles
Eiichiro Kuwana
President and Founding Principal
CookPine Capital LLC
Brad Miyake
City Manager
City of Bellevue
Joshua Morey
Nominating and Governance Committee Chair, USJC
President
The J. Morey Company, Inc.
Norman Nakasone
Retired Senior Vice President
Central Pacific Bank
Andrew Ogawa
Managing Partner and Founder
Quest Venture Partners
Mark Okada
Investment Committee Chair, USJC
Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Sycamore Tree Capital Partners L.P.
Yoko Otani
Audit Committee Chair, USJC
Partner
Straterix Inc.
Curtiss Takada Rooks
Program Development Committee Chair, USJC
Associate Dean, Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts
Loyola Marymount University
Scott Sato
CEO
Tricor Japan
Yoshiteru (Terry) Suzuki
President and Chief Executive Officer
ORIX Corporation USA
Ann Teranishi
President & Chief Executive Officer
American Savings Bank
Rona Tison
Executive Vice President – Corporate Relations
ITO EN (North America) Inc.
Minoru Tsumura
Partner
Deloitte & Touche LLP
William Tsutsui
University President and CEO
Ottawa University