ISHIDA Masayasu is co-founder, chairman and CEO of SPACETIDE Foundation which is a Tokyo-based nonprofit organization to promote newspace businesses worldwide. He is also a Principal of global management consulting firm A.T. Kearney and has over 15 years of consulting experience with focusing on aerospace and automotive. As an acting member of the Japanese government’s Committee on National Space Policy, he has supported the cabinet office and other governmental agencies, especially in terms of promoting the space industry and utilization of space technology. He holds a degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Tokyo.