Yuko HARAYAMA
- Executive Director
- RIKEN
Bio
Yuko Harayama is a former Executive Member of the Council for Science, Technology and Innovation (CSTI) at the Cabinet Office, Government of Japan. Prior to joining the CSTI, she spent two years at the OECD as the Deputy Director of the Directorate for Science, Technology and Industry (STI), and ten years at the Graduate School of Engineering of Tohoku University as a professor of Science and Technology Policy.
In Japan, she served as a member of different commissions related to Science, Technology and Innovation at Cabinet Office and Ministerial levels.
Ms. Harayama holds a Ph.D. in Education Sciences and a Ph.D. in Economics both from the University of Geneva. Her areas of expertise are Science, Technology and Innovation Policy, and Higher Education studies.
She has received Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur in 2011 and was awarded honorary doctorate from the University of Neuchâtel in 2014.
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