Ambassador James Zumwalt became Chief Executive Officer of the Sasakawa Peace Foundation USA in February 2017. Ambassador Zumwalt was the
Admiral Dennis Blair is Chairman of the Board and Distinguished Senior Fellow (Non-Resident) of Sasakawa Peace Foundation USA. He joined
Dr. Satohiro Akimoto is President of Sasakawa Peace Foundation USA. He brings to Sasakawa USA extensive experience in the areas
Kazuyo Kato is Director for Programs and Administration at Sasakawa USA. Kato has over fifteen years of professional experience in
Misa Imanaka-Miller has been with Sasakawa USA since the late 1990s and serves as the Director for Finance and Office
Susan Dalzell joined Sasakawa USA as the communications manager in November 2017. Dalzell’s responsibilities include managing Sasakawa USA’s web and
Joy Champaloux joined Sasakawa USA in November 2016. She serves as a Program Officer providing programmatic support for research projects
Siddharth Divakaruni joined Sasakawa USA as Program Assistant in June 2019. He assists the Director of Programs and Administration in
Kat Jordan joined Sasakawa USA as Administrative Assistant in October 2015 and now assists with both administrative and accounting responsibilities.
Juliane Doscher joined Sasakawa USA as a Program Assistant in July 2016 and began working as Executive Assistant to the
Ariqa Herrera joined Sasakawa USA as Executive Assistant to the Chairman and Administrative Assistant in September 2017. Prior to that,
Keiji Iwatake joined Sasakawa USA in 2001 as General Manager overseeing the foundation’s operations. He soon expanded its “Asian Voices”
Troy Robinson joined Sasakawa USA in February 2019. He serves as a Program Assistant for the Japan-U.S. Military Program (JUMP)
Mr. Christopher Rodeman is Director of the Japan-U.S. Military Program (JUMP) and Research Fellow at the Sasakawa Peace Foundation USA.
Tobias Harris is the Fellow for Economy, Trade, and Business at Sasakawa Peace Foundation USA. He is also an analyst
Phyllis Genther Yoshida is the Senior Fellow for Energy and Technology at the Sasakawa Peace Foundation USA. Prior to joining
Dr. Sayuri Romei is the Fellow for Security and Foreign Affairs at Sasakawa USA. Prior to joining Sasakawa USA, Dr. Romei
William “Bud” Roth has served as the Non-Resident Fellow for Cybersecurity at Sasakawa USA since January 2016, bringing with him
Tomohiko Taniguchi joined Sasakawa USA as a Distinguished Non-Resident Fellow in December 2015. He is a professor at the Keio
Mr. Hideshi Tokuchi joined Sasakawa USA in September 2016 following a 36-year career of service to the government of Japan,
