Masakazu Toyoda

Masakazu Toyoda

Prof Masakazu Toyoda

Chairman & CEO
The Institute of Energy Economics, Japan (IEEJ)

Masakazu Toyoda is Chairman and CEO at the Institute of Energy Economics, Japan (IEEJ) since July 2010. The organization provides a wide variety of reports which are based on objective and quantitative analyses of energy generation and associated issues. In addition, it has been ranked among the top three think tanks in the world for four consecutive years, in the area of Energy and Resources Policy (2014-2017 Global Go To Think Tank Index by University of Pennsylvania).

He also serves as an international advisor to a number of institutions such as the King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center (KAPSARC), Accenture, the Oxford Institute for Energy Studies (OIES), the Pacific International Center for High Technology Research Center (PICHTR), and the Brunei National Energy Research Institute (BNERI).

Prior to joining the IEEJ, he held prominent positions in the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) of Japan notably as the 22nd Vice-Minister for International Affairs (2007-2008). Furthermore, he served in the OECD and IEA during his career at METI.

Prior to joining the IEEJ, he held prominent positions in the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) of Japan notably as the 22nd Vice-Minister for International Affairs (2007-2008). Furthermore, he served in the OECD and IEA during his career at METI.