Ayako Gonoi
Business Development Manager @Sb Telecom America Corp
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WORK HISTORY
Business Development Manager @Sb Telecom America Corp
Palo Alto, CA, US
Conduct tech scouting for initiating new business opportunities in the AI, cybersecurity, IT infrastructure, data management, telecom industry.
EDUCATION
Kyoto University
Bachelor's degree, Agriculture, Bioresource Science
Kyoto University
Master's degree, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Lab of Pomology
ABOUT AYAKO GONOI
Ayako Gonoi is a global innovation and strategic partnerships leader with 10+ years of experience driving strategic growth across consumer goods, food ingredients, healthcare, IoT, and technology sectors.Currently at Softbank, she leads the business development and tech scouting with main focus on AI, data management, IT infrastructure, cybersecurity and telecom sector. Previously at Suntory, she lead the sourcing and deployment of emerging technologies as well as executing strategic startup investments in F&B, healthcare, agriculture, IoT, sustainability etc.Previously at Marubeni, she established the Silicon Valley innovation pipeline, securing multimillion-dollar investments in functional ingredients and incubators, developing global growth strategies collaborating with executives to align with the company\'s goals, and developed strong relationships and networks with global suppliers and customers to generate new revenue streams in the edible oil and starch business.Fluent in Japanese and English, she specializes in bridging cultural and organizational contexts to accelerate international growth and cross-border partnerships. She has deep expertise in rapidly evaluating emerging technologies and executing high-stakes agreements with C-level stakeholders to enable innovation at scale.
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