Yoshito Hori

Yoshito Hori (堀 義人, Hori Yoshito) is a Japanese businessman, author, and venture capitalist. He is the founder and president of Globis University Graduate School of Management. He is also a founding partner of GLOBIS Capital Partners,[1] president of the G1 Institute,[2] president of the KIBOW Foundation,[3] owner of the Ibaraki Robots basketball team, and owner of the Ibaraki Broadcast System.[4]

Yoshito Hori
堀 義人
Yoshito Hori in June 2012
Born28 March 1962
Mito-shi, Ibaraki-ken
NationalityJapanese
OccupationEducator, venture capitalist
Known forGlobis University Graduate School of Management

Education

Hori holds an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School, Harvard University, and a B.S. in Engineering from Kyoto University.[5]

Career

GLOBIS University
Main article: GLOBIS University Graduate School of Management

Hori worked at Sumitomo Corporation from 1986-1992. He attended Harvard Business School in Boston in 1989 and received his MBA 1991.[6] In 1992, with only $8,000 in venture capital and 20 students, he established GLOBIS Corporation and GLOBIS Management School in a rented classroom in Tokyo, offering individual business courses based on the Harvard case study method.[7][8] In 1996, he established the venture capital group GLOBIS Capital Partners.[9] In 2003, Hori re-envisioned the school to become GLOBIS Management School, which offered the GLOBIS Diploma of Business Administration. In 2006, after attaining university status from the Japanese Ministry of Education, this became the current, accredited GLOBIS MBA.[10] He continued to grow the university with the Part-time MBA Program in English in 2009, followed by online options in 2017.[11] As of 2020, GLOBIS University Graduate School of Management has multiple campuses across Japan, as well as a presence in Singapore (GLOBIS Asia Campus[12]).

G1 Summit

Hori has long stated a passion for strengthening his home country of Japan. In connection with this and inspired by the World Economic Forum, he founded the G1 Summit in 2009 as “a platform for a better Japan.” This evolved into multiple conferences held annually in connection with the G1 Institute, for which Hori serves as president.[13]

Mito Revitalization

Hori has established and supported revitalization efforts in his hometown of Mito in Ibaraki Prefecture. Working with the mayor of Mito, he helped create the Mito Project,[14] an initiative to revive the local area economically through tourism and other activities. In 2016, he purchased the Ibaraki Robots basketball team. In 2019, he became the owner of the Ibaraki Broadcast System.[4]

Project KIBOW

Just days after the destruction of the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami, Hori launched Project KIBOW to help in the efforts to support and rebuild disaster-affected areas. This project grew into what is now the KIBOW Foundation,[15] as well as the venture firm KIBOW Impact Investment. In 2014, he was named a Young Presidents’ Organization Global Impact honoree for his efforts.

Other Activities

Hori has served as a board member and advisor for organizations both in Japan and globally.

Books
  • Dear Visionary Leaders who Create and Innovate Societies[16]
  • Six Dimensions of Life[17]
  • My Personal Mission Statement
  • The Case-Method Approach to Strategic Entrepreneurship[18]
  • Venture Management Revolution [17]
  • 100 Actions[19]

References
  1. PARTNERS, GLOBIS CAPITAL. "GLOBIS CAPITAL PARTNERS". GLOBIS CAPITAL PARTNERS. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
  2. "About us | About us | G1 INSTITUTE". g1summit.com. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
  3. "Management Members". General Incorporated Foundation KIBOW. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
  4. "i-fm IBS 茨城放送". i-fm IBS 茨城放送. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
  5. "Committed to improving the state of the world: Yoshito Hori". World Economic Forum. Retrieved March 19, 2013.
  6. "Yoshito Hori". LinkedIn.
  7. 新版吾人の任務―MBAに学び、MBAを創る. Japan: 東洋経済新報社. March 1, 2009. ISBN 4492043349.
  8. "Yoshito Hori". GLOBIS University. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
  9. PARTNERS, GLOBIS CAPITAL. "GLOBIS CAPITAL PARTNERS". GLOBIS CAPITAL PARTNERS. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
  10. "OUR HISTORY | CORPORATE PROFILE | GLOBIS". www.globis.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved December 14, 2020.
  11. "About the school". GLOBIS University. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
  12. "Upgrade Your Career at GLOBIS Asia Campus". GLOBIS Asia Campus. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
  13. "A Platform For A Better Japan | G1 INSTITUTE". g1summit.com. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
  14. "水戸ど真ん中再生プロジェクトとは | 水戸ど真ん中再生プロジェクト | M-PRO". 水戸ど真ん中再生プロジェクト. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
  15. "KIBOW Foundation". General Incorporated Foundation KIBOW. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
  16. Hori, Yoshito (February 17, 2019). Dear Visionary Leaders Who Create and Innovate Societies (1st ed.). GLOBIS eBOOKS.
  17. 堀義人 (December 7, 2004). 人生の座標軸: 「起業家」の成功方程式. ISBN 4062127040.
  18. "Yoshito Hori". www.japansociety.org. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
  19. "GLOBIS 100 Actions – CREATING A VISION OF JAPAN". GLOBIS 100 Actions - CREATING A VISION OF JAPAN -. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
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