Noriya Tarutani is an accomplished international business director with over 15 years of experience in new market strategy. Throughout her career, she has helped more than 500 Japanese companies expand their business globally and assisted over 100 North American firms in establishing offices in Japan. Currently, she leads the JETRO innovation project, a platform that offers Japanese startups various services to help them expand in Silicon Valley. Noriya has an impressive track record of leading more than 300 companies to success by finding strategic partners including Fortune 500 companies, VAR, distributors, and OEM in diverse industries such as AI, deep learning, finTECH, healthcare, manufacturing, and environment.

She holds a Bachelor of Engineering and a Master of Engineering in Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering from the Tokyo Institute of Technology. Her experience and expertise have earned her numerous leadership roles, including Executive Director in San Francisco at JETRO USA, a former Project Leader at Global Acceleration Hub, and a former Deputy Director for the Innovation and Export Promotion Division and IP & Innovation Division at JETRO - Japan External Trade Organization. She was also the Chief in Nagoya, former Director of ICT and Machinery in Toronto, former Deputy Director of Machinery, Environment, and Innovation Division, former Project Coordinator for the Silicon Valley Incubation Project at JETRO - Japan External Trade Organization, and a former Intern at Sony.

Noriya Tarutani’s extensive experience in international business and new market strategy, particularly in the tech sector, makes her an important figure for anyone seeking Japanese business partnerships in Silicon Valley. Her ability to leverage her vast network to facilitate partnerships and help companies achieve success has earned her an excellent reputation. If you’re seeking to integrate the latest Japanese technology into your products and disrupt existing industries, she’s the go-to person to contact.