Takashi Kobayashi

Principal

KPMG Consulting Co., Ltd.

Takashi Kobayashi worked at global organizations, based in the US and Asia Pacific, for over 18 years, engaging in due diligence for global expansion, management and development of cloud, data center, 5G, and network products at major Japanese and US telecommunications carriers, etc. He then moved to a foreign consulting firm, leading the technology field as a founding member of the firm's think tank, while providing advisory service for the telecommunications industry. After joining KPMG Consulting in January 2025, he is engaged in impact creation through medium- to long-term and cross-industrial insight communication and technology-based agenda derivation by global-level research and comprehensive trend analysis of emerging technologies and markets. He is also an experienced lecturer and contributing author.

Responsible domain: Emerging technology research and communication; technology assessment; formulation of roadmap for implementation; development of ecosystem by collaboration and bridging; support for introduction for business use; connected technology; quantum and cloud computing; telecommunications and ICT

  • Advisory
  • Management Consulting