Appointments
| 2021- | Associate Professor of Finance (2024-), Assistant Professor of Finance (2021-2024) |
| Distinguished Professor of Financial Markets (2025-) | |
| University of Toronto Rotman School of Management | |
| University of Toronto Scarborough |
Previous Appointments
| 2018-2021 | Assistant Professor of Finance |
| Hong Kong University of Science and Technology | |
| 2013-2018 | Senior Economist (2016-2018), Economist (2013-2016) |
| Division of Monetary Affairs, Federal Reserve Board |
Education
| 2009-2013 | Ph.D. Joint Degree in Finance and Economics |
| University of Chicago | |
| 2007-2009 | M.B.A. with high honors |
| University of Chicago | |
| 1997-2002 | B.A. in International Relations |
| University of Tokyo | |
| (Visiting Student, Monash University, 2000) |
Honors and Awards
| 2024 | Wellington Finance Summit Best Paper Award |
| 2024 | UTSC Management Research Excellence Award |
| 2024 | Roger Martin Award for Excellence in Research, Rotman School of Management |
| 2022 | Referee of the Year Award, Review of Asset Pricing Studies |
| 2020 | Finalist, Franklin Prize for Teaching Excellence |
| 2018 | GPIF Finance Award |
| 2018 | Maru Junko Best Paper Prize |
| 2015 | AQR Insight Award, First Prize |
| 2010-2011 | Lee Prizes for the best Econometrics and Macroeconomics Core Exams |
| 2010-2011 | Bradley Fellow |
| 2010 | CRSP Summer Paper Award |
| 2009-2012 | Booth School of Business Student Fellowship |
| 2009 | CRSP Award for Excellence in Finance (best MBA student in finance) |
| 2008 | Hikida Ross Alumni Recognition Award |
| 2007-2009 | Development Bank of Japan Overseas Study Scholarship |
| 2001 | Ranked #1 in Economics / Japan's Class 1 Public Servant Exam |
| 1997-2001 | Oshima Ikueikai Scholarship |
Teaching Experience
University of Toronto- Investments (Undergraduate): 2022
- Central Bank Operations (MBA): 2019, 2020
- Central Bank Operations (Undergraduate): 2020
- Derivative Securities (Undergraduate): 2018
- Empirical Asset Pricing (Ph.D.): 2018, 2019, 2020
Non-Academic Work Experience
| 2002-2013 | Analyst |
| Development Bank of Japan | |
| (On leave while in Chicago) |