is a Japanese businessman, author, and venture capitalist. He is the founder and president of
Globis University Graduate School of Management. He is also a founding partner of GLOBIS Capital Partners, president of the G1 Institute, president of the KIBOW Foundation, owner of the
Ibaraki Robots basketball team, and owner of the Ibaraki Broadcast System.
Education
Hori holds an M.B.A. from
Harvard Business School,
Harvard University
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, and a B.S. in Engineering from
Kyoto University.
Career
GLOBIS University
Hori worked at
Sumitomo Corporation from 1986-1992. He attended
Harvard Business School in
Boston
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in 1989 and received his MBA 1991. In 1992, with only $8,000 in venture capital and 20 students, he established GLOBIS Corporation and GLOBIS Management School in a rented classroom in Tokyo, offering individual business courses based on the Harvard case study method. In 1996, he established the venture capital group GLOBIS Capital Partners. In 2003, Hori re-envisioned the school to become GLOBIS Management School, which offered the GLOBIS Diploma of Business Administration. In 2006, after attaining university status from the
Japanese Ministry of Education
The , also known as MEXT or Monka-shō, is one of the eleven Ministries of Japan that composes part of the executive branch of the Government of Japan. Its goal is to improve the development of Japan in relation with the international community ...
, this became the current, accredited GLOBIS MBA. He continued to grow the university with the Part-time MBA Program in English in 2009, followed by online options in 2017. As of 2020, GLOBIS University Graduate School of Management has multiple campuses across
Japan, as well as a presence in
Singapore
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(GLOBIS Asia Campus).
G1 Summit
Hori has long stated a passion for strengthening his home country of
Japan. In connection with this and inspired by the
World Economic Forum
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, he founded the G1 Summit in 2009 as “a platform for a better Japan.” This evolved into multiple conferences held annually in connection with the G1 Institute, for which Hori serves as president.
Mito Revitalization
Hori has established and supported revitalization efforts in his hometown of Mito in
Ibaraki Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Ibaraki Prefecture has a population of 2,871,199 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of . Ibaraki Prefecture borders Fukushima Prefecture to the north, Tochigi Prefecture ...
. Working with the mayor of Mito, he helped create the Mito Project, an initiative to revive the local area economically through tourism and other activities. In 2016, he purchased the
Ibaraki Robots basketball team. In 2019, he became the owner of the Ibaraki Broadcast System.
Project KIBOW
Just days after the destruction of the
2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami
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*11 (number), the natural number following 10 and preceding 12
* one of the years 11 BC, AD 11, 1911, 2011, or any year ending in 11
Literature
* ''Eleven'' (novel), a 2006 novel by British author David Llewellyn
*''E ...
, Hori launched Project KIBOW to help in the efforts to support and rebuild disaster-affected areas. This project grew into what is now the KIBOW Foundation, as well as the venture firm KIBOW Impact Investment. In 2014, he was named a
Young Presidents’ Organization Global Impact honoree for his efforts.
Other Activities
Hori has served as a board member and advisor for organizations both in Japan and globally.
*
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars Global Advisory Council member (from 2015)
* Keizai Dōyukai (
Japan Association of Corporate Executives
The is a Japanese professional association of independent leading executives. Founded in 1948, the group engages in advocacy on public policy issues related to the development of the Japanese economy in both a domestic and global context. The ...
) board member
* Japan Venture Capital Association board member
* New Asian Leaders Executive Committee for the
World Economic Forum
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* Global Agenda Council on New Models of Leadership for WEF
* Global Growth Companies of WEF, co-chair
* Young Entrepreneurs’ Organization (YEO), Japan Chapter founder
* YEO Asia Pacific Region, board member
* Advisory Committee of the
Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
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* YPO -
Young Presidents' Organization
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, Japan Chapter member
Books
* ''Dear Visionary Leaders who Create and Innovate Societies''
* ''Six Dimensions of Life''
* ''My Personal Mission Statement''
* ''The Case-Method Approach to Strategic Entrepreneurship''
*''Venture Management Revolution''
*''100 Actions''
References
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Living people
Japanese educators
Kyoto University alumni
Harvard Business School alumni
Businesspeople from Tokyo
Japanese chief executives
Japanese chairpersons of corporations
1962 births