James Yellowlees B.A. from the University of Toronto and M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of Tokyo. He worked with government early in his career on investment, trade, education, and human resources development projects. Dr. Yellowlees previously taught comparative culture in Japanese at Waseda University in Tokyo and currently teaches at Keio University. He also makes speeches throughout Japan on globalisation, education/training and management and human resource issues on a regular basis. Dr. Yellowlees also appears regularly on Japanese television as a commentator on various topics. His professional affiliations include:

• Advisor to the Economist Group (Japan);
• Board Member of the Balanced Management Association (Japan);
• Board Member of Global Daigaku.com (Japan’s leading education/training vertical portal web site and a leading education/training consultancy in Japan);

Corporate Member: American and Canadian Chambers of Commerce in Japan.