Tomoyuki Shimoda

Tomoyuki brings 35 years of experience as a senior policymaker at the Bank of Japan, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the Bank for International Settlements. He supports clients with his extensive expertise in the global economy and financial markets, monetary and fiscal policy, financial regulation and digital assets. He provides insights on how frontier technologies, such as artificial intelligence, climate tech and fintech, can enhance clients’ corporate value. His expansive network of policymakers and capital market players worldwide enables him to advise on effective communication strategies with markets and the public.

As deputy director-general of monetary affairs at the Bank of Japan from 2015 to 2018, Tomoyuki was responsible for designing key monetary policy measures. He represented the central bank in policy coordination with major central banks such as the U.S. Federal Reserve and the European Central Bank. He managed policy communications with markets and frequently engaged in dialogues with major hedge funds and institutional investors globally. From 2010 to 2013, he served as alternate executive director for Japan on the IMF Executive Board, where he helped address the European sovereign crisis. During the Global Financial Crisis from 2007 to 2010, he was a chief negotiator for the overhaul of financial regulations, including Basel III. Earlier, he was the secretary to the Bank for International Settlements CPSS-IOSCO task force, setting global standards for capital market infrastructure.

Tomoyuki was a professor of economics at Hitotsubashi University’s Graduate School of International and Public Policy from 2018 to 2021, and he is currently a specially appointed professor of finance at Rikkyo University, Tokyo.

Tomoyuki holds a master’s degree in economics and a bachelor’s degree in law (LL.B.), both from the University of Tokyo. He also holds a Master of Technology in Innovation for Design and Engineering from the Advanced Institute of Industrial Technology, Tokyo.