Shuichi Okuhara is Representative Director and Chairman of Nippon Venture Capital, listed as 代表取締役会長 on the firm's 役員一覧 page and as Chairman on its English Board of directors page. A published career profile records that he graduated from the University of Tokyo Faculty of Engineering in 1992 and completed a master's degree at its Graduate School of Engineering in 1994, joined Andersen Consulting (now Accenture) the same year, joined Nippon Venture Capital in 1998, became 取締役投資部長 in 2008 and 代表取締役 in April 2009. A 2023 event report describes him as having invested in early-stage venture companies consistently since joining the firm. No company-specific deal attribution and no current board seat could be sourced for him.
Education
The University of Tokyo, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Industrial Mechanical Engineering (東京大学工学部産業機械工学科卒), 1992
The University of Tokyo, Graduate School of Engineering (東京大学工学系研究科修了), 1994
Previous Experience
Andersen Consulting, now Accenture (アンダーセンコンサルティング（現アクセンチュア）), joined 1994, technology consulting for large manufacturers
Career Timeline
1994
Joins Andersen Consulting (now Accenture) after completing his master's degree at the University of Tokyo.
1998
Joins Nippon Venture Capital (日本ベンチャーキャピタル入社).
2008
Appointed 取締役投資部長 (Director and Head of the Investment Division).
2009
Appointed 代表取締役 in April 2009.
2023
Appears as 「NVCC代表取締役会長」 in a 21 April 2023 event report, which states 「入社後一貫してアーリーステージからのベンチャー企業への投資を行っている」.