An alumnus from European University Geneva, Mr. Juichi Nagano is currently applying his MBA skills in the political arena to pursue a very successful career in the Trade Policy Bureau division of Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI). Currently Director of the Multilateral Trade System Department, Mr. Nagano is responsible for free trade agreement negotiations and for international investment systems within METI. More specifically, Mr. Nagano is accountable for new areas in the context of the World Trade Organization, the Doha Development Agenda and so-called ‘Singapore Issues’ including investment, competition, trade facilitation and transparency in government procurement. He is responsible for research and negotiation in free trade agreements with Korea, Malaysia, Thailand and The Philippines. He is also involved in the study on the possible modality of trilateral investment arrangements between Japan, China and Korea. Prior to joining the Trade Policy Bureau, Mr. Nagano was extensively involved in activities of standards and conformity assessment, including a secondment to the International Organization for Standardization Central Secretariat in Geneva, Switzerland.