COSMO PUBLIC RELATIONS CORPORATION - Key Persons
Dai Hozumi, MD, MPH, MSM, has been involved in public health strategy and execution for over twenty years in more than twenty countries, including Pakistan, Zambia, Malawi, Kenya, and Ghana.
He has served as an adjunct professor at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and the University of Tokyo School of Medicine, as well as nine years as a senior advisor at PATH (Seattle), which works on advancing health technology in low-income countries.
As Chief Technical Officer for IntraHealth International, he led their Center for Technical Excellence, focusing on research into the relationship between medical technology innovation and global health systems. Since 2016 he has held the role of Director of Health Technology at Management Science for Health, a non-profit organization that aims to strengthen health systems in developing countries, and in June 2021 he became Managing Director of ThinkWell Global, a think tank specializing in healthcare financing.
After graduating from Juntendo University School of Medicine, Dai Hozumi received his Master's of Public Health (MPH) from the University of California, Berkeley, and Master's of Science in Management (MSM) from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Job Titles:
- CEO
- President
- Leadership
- Member of Several Committees
Kumi Sato took over the reins of COSMO in 1987 and gave the company its international focus. Today, a majority of its clients are global firms.
Ms. Sato has been recognized numerous times for her leadership in business. In 2012, she was awarded Harvard Business School Club of Japan's "Business Stateswoman of the Year." In 2011, she was recognized by the Asia-Pacific SABRE Awards, winning the "Outstanding Individual Achievement" award. This was followed up with another win at The Gold Standard Awards 2011, where she won "The Prospect Gold Standard Award for Professional Excellence."
Ms. Sato is an active member of several committees and boards overseas, and has held several leadership positions within these throughout her career. In 2013, Ms. Sato was appointed as Advisor for the Global Health Innovative Technology Fund (GHIT), and she is the Co-Chair of the Global Council for the New York-based Asia Society. Ms. Sato is also the founder of BioCube, a think tank with a focus on healthcare and bio-related topics.
Ms. Sato served as Chairman of the American Chamber of Commerce (ACCJ) for 2011 and 2012, and is currently the Vice-Chair of the ACCJ's Growth Strategy Task Force. For recognition of her 27-plus years of service to the chamber, Ms. Sato was appointed as the first Chairman Emeritus in January 2015.
Ms. Sato is a business lecturer for Business Breakthrough, Dr. Kenichi Ohmae's online business school and the author of two books: Aisareru Kaisha no Joken (2007), which compares views on CSR by Japanese and American companies, and Communication Leadership (2012), a business text book on strategic communication.
Kumi Sato, President and CEO of Cosmo Public Relations Corporation, was the principal writer of this Viewpoint, which is one of her life's work. Ms. Sato is dedicated to encouraging the Japanese government to ease immigration regulations that would allow foreign domestic workers to be sponsored by Japanese citizens, as is done in other Asian places such as Hong Kong and Singapore. The option to hire foreign domestic workers would help increase women's participation in the workforce, contribute to the domestic economy, and aid Japan's campaign to become an Asian Financial Center.
Cosmo Public Relations Corp. President, Kumi Sato, joined the Center of Open Innovation Network for Smart Health (COINS) and the Innovation Center of NanoMedicine (iCONM) to lecture on communication strategy. The COINS/iCONM event included a series of seminars under the central theme, "Looking ahead to the arrival of globalization and the AI era." The COINS/iCONM event was attended by doctors and researchers specializing in smart nanomachines.
Michael Alfant is the Group Chairman and CEO of Fusion Systems Group, a multinational
Job Titles:
- Director of Accounting, Finance and Administration
Ms. Kimiko Inoue has vast experience in accounting and finance; her career spans over 30 years, including various roles in General Affairs and HR operations. In the past, she worked for leading firms in multiple industries, including manufacturing, trade, and import for luxury consumer goods. She has also been responsible for corporate customer satisfaction roles and served as a member of the Association of Consumer Affairs Professionals (ACAP).
Kimiko has been accredited as a "Guide Helper" by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, she volunteers her time to support people with special needs on her weekends and occasionally supports them on trips to countries abroad.