Yoichiro Sato is an independent consultant in the areas of public relations, government affairs, and strategic communications. He is also a Senior Consultant at Brunswick Group, where he has advised Japanese or international corporate clients in those areas as a founding member of Brunswick Tokyo Office.
Prior to Brunswick, Yoichiro was a Vice President, Government Affairs, Executive Office at Goldman Sachs Japan, Co. Ltd. where he provided insights on geopolitics and regulatory developments. Before that, he worked at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan and the Office of the Prime Minister of Japan. He holds a Master of Arts in International Affairs from Columbia University and Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of Tokyo.