Introduction of NICT Board Members
President

Dr. OHNO Hideo
Appointed: April, 2026
Previous appointments
- April, 2024
- Special Honorary Professor, Tohoku University
- April, 2018
- President, Tohoku University
Vice President

Mr. NAKAYAMA Hiroshi
Appointed: April, 2026
Previous appointments
- April, 2024
- Executive Director, General Affairs Department, NICT
- April, 2023
- Deputy Director General, Postal Privatization Promotion Office,Cabinet Secretariat

Mr. YAMAGUCHI Shuji
Appointed: April, 2025
Previous appointments
- July, 2024
- Senior Executive Director, NICT
- July, 2023
- Director, Broadcasting Technology Division, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC)

Dr. YASUI Motoaki
Appointed: April, 2023
Previous appointments
- April, 2021
- Senior Executive Director, NICT
- April, 2018
- Executive Director, Strategic Planning Department, NICT

Dr. MORIAI Shiho
Appointed: April, 2026
Previous appointments
- April, 2023
- Senior Executive Director, NICT
- April, 2021
- Director General, Cybersecurity Research Institute, NICT

Dr. AKUTSU Akihito
Appointed: April, 2025
Previous appointments
- June, 2022
- CDO, Senior Vice President, NTT TechnoCross Corporation
- July, 2021
- Vice President, NTT Human Information Laboratories
Auditor

Mr. KOBAYASHI Tomoya
Appointed: August, 2026
Previous appointments
- July, 2025
- Director, Financial Regulation Division, Regulation and Investigations Department, Secretariat,Japan Casino Regulatory Commission
- July, 2023
- Counsellor, Postal Privatization Promotion Office, Cabinet Secretariat
- July, 2021
- Director, Postal Savings and Postal Life Insurance Policy Division, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC)

Ms. OTANI Kazuko
Appointed: August, 2026
Previous appointments
- June, 2026
- Advisor, The Japan Research Institute, Limited
- May, 2016
- Director and General Manager, Legal Affairs Department, The Japan Research Institute, Limited