Defined responsibilities and institutional discipline.

PMIJ's governance structure is being developed around confirmed roles, transparent responsibilities and the independence of institutional judgement.

Private Markets Institute of JapanInstitutional Frameworks & Market PracticeTokyo · Japan

Leadership & advisory

Leadership, founding members and board advisors.

Only formally confirmed roles and responsibilities are published. Additional founding members and board advisors will be added as appointments are confirmed.

Founding leadership

President · Founding Member

Takahiro Kawanishi

Experience: 20+ years in private markets
Former senior roles: Gatekeeper Managing Director · Head of Private Equity, Japanese trust bank
Institutional focus: Manager evaluation · Selection · Governance

More than 20 years of private-markets experience spanning manager evaluation, selection and institutional governance, including senior roles as a gatekeeper managing director and head of private equity at a Japanese trust bank. At PMIJ, he leads framework development and dialogue between Japanese allocators and global managers.

Institutional status

Transparent about what is established and what is still being formed.

PMIJ is preparing for establishment in Japan as a general incorporated association. Legal-entity, director and committee information will be updated after formal confirmation.

Additional committee roles — including standards, research and participant relations — will be published only as they are confirmed.

PMIJ does not list unconfirmed positions. Related activities and potential conflicts are subject to disclosure and appropriate governance review.

Confirmed roles only

Leadership and committee positions are published only after confirmation.

Independent judgement

PMIJ frameworks do not represent allocator endorsement, approval or investment interest.

Transparent responsibilities

Institutional, technical and commercial roles are distinguished and disclosed.