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william hiroyuki saito , 2008 los angeles , california japanese american march 23 , 1971 information security , biometrics , entrepreneurship , innovation tokyo , japan saito-0067 . jpg william saito
 william h. saito university of california , riverside
william saito

william hiroyuki saito -lrb- ウィリアム 浩幸 齋藤 , born march 23 , 1971 -rrb- is an entrepreneur , venture capitalist , public policy consultant and educator who has founded start-ups , managed corporations and contributed to global information security policy over the past two decades .
he holds multiple patents in the u.s. and japan based on his work in information and data security , particularly the field of biometrics .
william saito is the author of numerous essays and other publications .
his autobiography , `` an unprogrammed life : adventures of an incurable entrepreneur '' was published in 2011 by john wiley & sons .
his first book in japanese , `` the team : solving the biggest problem in japan '' was published in 2012 by nikkei bp and became a bestseller in japan .
his follow-on book , `` is your thinking up to global standards ? ''
was published in 2013 by daiwa shobo .
in addition to being a public speaker and prolific writer in both english and japanese -lrb- he currently contributes a regular weekly column to the `` nikkei sangyo shimbun '' -rrb- , saito is regularly quoted in the media on both sides of the pacific .
he currently lives in japan , where he runs global consultancy firm intecur , serves on multiple government advisory committees , and lectures at the nation 's top universities .
the nikkei newspaper named him one of the `` 100 most influential people for japan . ''
he is currently the special advisor to the cabinet office for the government of japan in charge of science & technology and information technology policy .
