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Mr. Takada joined the Ministry of Finance in 1995 and has led various policy areas including public finance, tax and financial services. He also has numerous secondment experiences including: study in the UK (Cambridge and LSE, 1997-99); HM Treasury (the UK finance ministry, 2003-06); National Policy Unit where he worked as a private advisor to the Prime Minister (2009-11); OECD, Paris, where he was engaged in green finance (2015-18); and the Climate Change Office at the Cabinet Secretariat (2021).
From 2022 to 2024, Mr. Takada served as the Director for Strategy Development at the Financial Services Agency, responsible for financial market policies including promotion of international financial centres and sustainable finance.
From June 2024, Mr. Takada has been seconded to the GX Acceleration Agency, a new organisation established by the Japanese Government to accelerate GX investments, as its Director.
Alongside his official jobs, in his private capacity, Mr. Takada launched the Green Finance Network Japan (GFNJ) in 2018 as its Secretary General. The GFNJ is an informal network that brings together key players on green finance in Japan from both public and private sectors and provides a platform for collaborating with international stakeholders.
Mr. Takada received a Bachelor degree in Law (University of Tokyo), a Master degree in Law (Cambridge University) and an MBA (Imperial College London).
