She previously worked for Nissan Motor Co. Ltd., as a product planner, making the efforts of engineers attractive to the market. She received her P.h.D degree in Management of Technology and her M.S. degree in Environmental and Ocean Engineering from the University of Tokyo in 2013 and in 2006 and a Special Master’s degree in Industrial System Engineering from the Ecole Centrale Paris in 2004. She also received her B.S. degree from the University of Tokyo in 2003. Her research interests include transition management of innovation such as alternative jet fuels and open rotor.