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Professor Daniel I. Okimoto is Professor Emeritus of Political Science, Senior Fellow Emeritus of the Freeman-Spogli Institute for International Studies, and Director Emeritus of the Asia/Pacific Research Center at Stanford University. From 2005 to 2009, he served as the Chairman, Global Institute at Sterling Stamos Capital Management. Since
August 2009, Professor Okimoto has been working on a volunteer basis as Special Policy Advisor for US Ambassador to Japan, John V. Roos, particularly on policy issues related to clean technology.
Professor Okimoto has served on the Board of Directors of several Silicon Valley startup companies and has served as senior advisor to a number of American and Japanese corporations, including several US venture capital funds and the Development Bank of Japan. In
2004, Professor Okimoto received the Japanese Foreign Minister’s Commendation in recognition of his contributions to US-Japan relations during the 150th year celebration of bilateral relations. In 2007, he was awarded the Order of the Rising Sun with Goldray Neck Ribbon by the Japanese government, the highest honor that can be conferred on a non-Japanese. In 2009, Professor Okimoto was awarded “The Lifetime Achievement Award” by the Keizai Society, US-Japan Business Council of Silicon Valley.
Professor Okimoto earned a BA from Princeton University, received an MA from Harvard University, and earned a PhD (Political Science) from the University of Michigan.
