Kumi Fujisawa

Kumi Fujisawa was the founder of SophiaBank KK, founded in 2004, and served as Director from 2004 to 2013.
Current jobs include Chairman at Institute For International Socio-Economic Studies Ltd. since 2022; Independent Outside Director at Toyota Motor Corp.
starting 2025; Director at Japan Securities Dealers Association since 2011; Director at The Investment Trusts Association, Japan since 2004; Director at Japan Investor Protection Fund since 2018; Director at Net Protections, Inc. since 2018; Director at Jinseki Kogen Gakuen since 2020; Director at Japan Philanthropic Advisory since 2021; Independent Outside Director at Shizuoka Financial Group, Inc. since 2022; Director at Japan Action Tank since 2019; Director at Edmilson Funds Asia since 2022; Independent Outside Director at Mercari, Inc. since 2024; Advisory Board member at KIBOW Foundation; and Auditor at Ridilover, Inc. since 2021.
Former jobs include Independent Non-Executive Outside Director at The Shizuoka Bank Ltd.; Outside Director at Scinex Corp.; Director at J.League Co., Ltd.; Outside Director at CAMPFIRE, Inc.; Director at Higashinihon Daishinsai Jigyosha Saisei Shien Kiko KK; Director at MONEY DESIGN Co., Ltd.; Independent Outside Director at CellSource Co., Ltd.; Director at Symmetry Japan, Inc.; Independent Outside Director at CREEK & RIVER Co., Ltd.; Independent Outside Director at Toyota Tsusho Corp.
from 2014 to 2023; Independent Outside Director at Net Protections Holdings, Inc.; and Auditor at Music Securities, Inc. Education includes undergraduate degree from Osaka City University, conferred in 1990.