NAKATSU Kenshi (Deputy Director General)

Title Deputy Director General, National Institute of Science and Technology Policy (NISTEP), MEXT
Name NAKATSU Kenshi
Career 2024.3- present Deputy Director General, National Institute of Science and Technology Policy (NISTEP)

2024.1- Deputy Director General and Director, 2nd Policy-Oriented Research Group, National Institute of Science and Technology Policy (NISTEP)

2023.4- Deputy Director General, National Institute of Science and Technology Policy (NISTEP)

2021.7- Director, Center for Low Carbon Society Strategy, Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST)

2019.4- Director, General Affairs Department, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)

2018.4- Director, Planning Department, Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC)

2015.9- Project Professor and Director for Strategic Planning Office, Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology (RCAST), The University of Tokyo

2013.4- Director for Resource Allocation, Bureau of Science, Technology and Innovation, Cabinet Office

2011.8- Professor, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Shinshu University

2009.7- Director, Radioactive waste Regulation Division, Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency (NISA), Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI)

2007.7- Director, Planning and Coordination Group, Next-Generation Supercomputer R&D Center, RIKEN

2006.7- Director for budget planning and coordination, Budget and Accounts Division, Minister’s Secretariat, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT)

1989.4- Joined former Science and Technology Agency (STA, current MEXT)