Takaaki Nakajima is an accomplished financial services executive and advisor with over four decades of experience across banking, consulting, risk management, regulatory compliance, and strategy. He has extensive relationships across the Japanese business community and brings a leadership approach distinguished by cross-cultural fluency, strategic clarity, and steady crisis management. Mr. Nakajima earned his Bachelor of Laws from the University of Tokyo, and an M.B.A. from Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Mr. Nakajima has been in an advisor role at major consulting firms including Boston Consulting Group and at McKinsey & Company, over the past 6 years, where he has supported senior partners in developing and expanding advisory relationships with major Japanese financial institutions, primarily large commercial banks and insurance companies. He also serves as CEO of Nakajima Global Enterprises, providing advisory support to start up businesses. He spent nearly a decade as a Principal at PricewaterhouseCoopers, serving Japanese financial institutions for their business strategies in the Americas. Prior to that, Mr. Nakajima worked for Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (NYSE: MUFG) for 26 years, including 4 years of experience at MUFG Union Bank, MUFG s wholly owned subsidiary in California. During his time at MUFG, he managed various senior positions, in Corporate Strategy, Risk Management, Compliance, Regulatory, Human Resources and Commercial Lending. Mr. Nakajima currently sits on the board of Japanese biotech start up, Human Life CORD Japan Inc., assisting the CEO with U.S. business opportunities. He has significant board exposure from his time at MUFG Union Bank, where he worked closely alongside the CEO in engaging with the board on various strategic matters.