Tomohiro Fukuzawa

After graduating from the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Tokyo, he joined Toyota Motor Corporation in 2010, where he was engaged in global procurement. He received the Cost Improvement Award for his improvement activities using the Toyota Production System at many workplaces. He established SkyDrive Inc. in 2018 to promote the development of “zero-emission flying vehicles” and “cargo drones”. As a member of the “Public-Private Council for the Air Mobility Revolution” organized by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) and the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT), he is working with the government to create new rules for the practical use of flying vehicles. He was awarded “Innovators Under 35 Japan 2020” by MIT Technology Review and was selected as one of the top 20 entrepreneurs in Forbes Japan’s “Japan Entrepreneur Ranking 2025”.