Profile
Professor Masao Hirano joined the faculty at WASEDA Business School in 2012. Prior to WASEDA, Prof. Hirano has an extensive professional background in both private equity investment and management consulting. From 2007 to 2011, he was a Co-Head of Carlyle Japan, one of buy-out funds of a global asset management firm, in which he led a few private equity investments in Japan.
Before then, he was a Director and Japan Office Head of McKinsey & Company. During his 20 years career at McKinsey, he led a number of projects including corporate strategy and globalization, cross boarder M&A, marketing, operational streamlining and organizational design for a variety of companies ranging from high-tech, telecommunication, manufacturing to consumer products, health care and banking. Before joining McKinsey in 1987, he had been a project engineer at JGC Corporation since 1980.
Academic Degrees
Ph.D., Engineering, University of Tokyo
M.S., Engineering, University of Tokyo
M.S., Engineering Economic Systems, Stanford University
Selected Publications
<Books>
McKinsey – Evolution of Organization, Diamond, 2003
McKinsey – Management Essence, Diamond, 2004
Strategy and Transformation for Banks, Toyo Keizai Shinpo
<Papers>
Study of Customer Driven Innovation, Ph.D thesis, Tokyo University, 2009
Competitive Strategy at New Economy 1 – 8, Diamond Harvard Business Review, 2001
Japanese Management, Lost Competiveness, Necessity of Redefinition of Strength, Ronza, 2005
Only Good Management can Create Good Company, Diamond Harvard Business Review, 2014
Developing Professional Manager from Within, Forbes, 2015
<Speeches>
What has changed after 3/11 earthquake, Business Model Association, 2013
Management vs. Leadership, TEDxUTokyo, 2015
Courses in charge
Strategy of Global Business
Global Management
Strategy of M&A
Management of Global M&A
General Management
Perspective of Management
