Managing Partner
Yoshito Hori
Yoshito Hori: Managing Partner
Mr. Yoshito Hori established Globis Corporation in August 1992 and is a founding partner of Globis Incubation Fund, Apax Globis Japan Fund, and Globis Fund III. Prior to Globis, Mr. Hori worked for Sumitomo Corporation where he was in change of new business development and foreign trade of production plant facilities.
Mr. Hori is a member of the World Economic Forum's New Asian Leaders Executive Committee, a board member of Keizai Doyukai (Japan Association of Corporate Executives) and Japan Venture Capital Association. He founded Young Entrepreneurs' Organization (YEO) Japan Chapter and became the first board member in charge of YEO Asia Pacific region. He also served on the Advisory Committee of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI). He was featured on the cover of Forbes and the Wall Street Journal as one of Japan's most successful businessmen.
Mr. Hori has authored several books including "Six Dimensions of Life", "Personal Mission Statement", "The Case-Method Approach to Strategic Entrepreneurship", and "Venture Management Revolution."
Mr. Hori received a BS in Engineering from Kyoto University in Japan and an MBA from Harvard Business School.
