Giles Richter is an accomplished international business development and strategy professional with an entrepreneurial spirit and a specialization in Japan. He has over 15 years of international living and working experience in Asia and Europe, fluent in Japanese, and possess a global approach. As an experienced project and product manager, Giles has provided end-to-end orchestration and technical support to clients throughout the product lifecycle. He thrives when parachuting into new situations, hitting the ground running, and sorting out problems independently.

Giles studied East Asian Languages and Cultures, earning his Bachelor of Arts degree from Wesleyan University and his Master's and Doctorate degrees from Columbia University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. He also studied at the Inter-University Center for Japanese Language Studies (IUC) and attended high school at Hunter College High School.

Over the course of his career, Giles has held various executive positions in well-known organizations primarily focused on digital solutions, mobile channels, and international alliances. Some of his notable positions include his role as Sr. Director of Digital Solutions and Deployment and the Sr. Director of Mobile Channel Enablement at Visa. He also served as the VP of Strategy and Business Development for Fancharge, the Co-Founder and CEO of Mowave, Inc., and the Country Manager at Genie Japan. He is currently the Managing Director of the Inter-University Center for Japanese Language Studies at Stanford University and has held other executive positions at the Mobile Content Forum, Mobile Media Japan, and The Japan Foundation New York and Center for Global Partnership (CGP).

Overall, Giles has an outstanding track record of sourcing, building and managing global partnerships for a wide range of innovative digital products, services, and organizations. As an adaptable and versatile team leader/independent contributor, he excels at navigating start-up environments and large matrix organizations alike.