Basic Information

Professional Memberships

• The Kansai Academic Society for Ventures and Entreprenurs
• Japan Association for Performance Excellence
• The Japan Academic Society for Ventures and Entrepreneurs
• Business Model Association

Academic Degree

• Master of Arts(University of Chicago)
• Master of Business Administration(University of Pennsylvania)

Academic Resume (Graduate Schools)

• The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, The Wharton School, Finance, 修了
• The University of Chicago, Department of Political Science, Political Economy, 修了

Academic Resume (Undergraduate School/Majors)

• University of Chicago, Department of Laws, 卒業

High School

• High School

  灘高等学校

Research History

• From 01 Sep. 2006

  Alix Partners, Director
• From 01 Aug. 1999

  McKinsey ＆ Company, Associate Principal
• From 01 Sep. 1990

  Industrial Bank of Japan, -
• From 01 Apr. 1984

  McKinsey ＆ Company, Business Analyst

Profile

• Profile

  Professor, Innovation Management Science, Office of Society-Academy Collaboration for Innovation
  Tetsuo Kitani leads Kyoto University’s education and research in entrepreneurship management and supports multiple university spin-offs. His work includes articles around innovation strategy and entrepreneurship, including a textbook ‘Case Studies: Starting and Running Your own Venture’ (Nikkei Publishing, 2010), and ‘Successful Concept Development’ (Diamond Publishing 2012). Before joining Kyoto University, Mr. Kitani has intensive working experience in the areas of management consulting and corporate finance at McKinsey & Co, and both domestic / international financial institutions. He holds LLB from University of Tokyo, MBA from Wharton School and MA from University of Chicago.
  

Language of Instruction

• English
• Japanese

ID,URL

• J-Global ID

  201401045921490439

• External link

  http://ims.saci.kyoto-u.ac.jp/staff/20121001073510.html

Website(s) (URL(s))

• http://ims.saci.kyoto-u.ac.jp/staff/20121001073510.html

researchmap URL

• https://researchmap.jp/7000008666

Research

Research Topics, Overview of the research

• Research Topics

  Innovation Managment, Entreprenurship, Leadership, Entreprenurial Ecosystem

• Overview of the research

  Research on effects of concept development and leaderhsip in the start-up environments

Research Interests

• Management Strategy
• Leadership
• Entreprenurship
• Innovation

Research Areas

• Humanities & social sciences, Business administration

Papers

• Recent Developments in Digital Transformation and the Role of Universities in Regional Ecosystem

  Tetsuo Kitani

  Research Report, Dec. 2020, Invited

  
• Productivity of white color workers and individual career development

  Tetsuo Kitani; Shintaro Katsura

  四銀経営情報, Sep. 2012, Invited, Lead author

  
• Governance in Technology Standards Development

  Kitani Tetsuo

  Journal of Japan Association for Performance Excellence Online, 2010, Peer-reviewed

  
• 

  Business-Government Relationship in Japan and the Case in the Semiconductor Industry

  Tetsuo Kitani

  Jul. 1988

  
• コレクティブ・アクションと業界標準（後編）-金融・研究開発における業界協調

  木谷哲夫

  経営情報学会誌Vol.18 No.2 2009年9月

  
• コレクティブ・アクションと業界標準(前編)-金融市場におけるVISなどの場合

  木谷哲夫

  経営情報学会誌Vol.18 No.1 2009年6月

  
• アーリーステージのベンチャーキャピタルの発達条件に関する試論

  木谷哲夫; 桂信太郎

  高知工科大学紀要 第7巻 2010年7月

  
• 支店長に求められるリーダーシップ

  木谷哲夫

  月刊金融ジャーナルNo656, 2011.7

  

Misc.

• What is an Enterprise

  Tetsuo Kitani

  京都大学高等教育研究開発推進機構 共通教育通信, Jul. 2010

  
• Automotive Technology Trend and Management Strategy

  Tetsuo Kitani

  日経オートモティブテクノロジー2004, Sep. 2003, Invited

  

Presentations

• Future Thinking and Society 5.0

  Tetsuo Kitani

  Kansai Venture Association, 10 Oct. 2020, Invited

  
• Development of Entrepreneurship Mindset

  Tetsuo Kitani

  18th Annual Conference of the Kansai Venture Association, 21 Feb. 2019, Invited

  
• Thinking Methods for Future Creation

  Tetsuo Kitani

  Social Innovation Summit 2019, 21 Feb. 2019, Invited

  
• University-based Startups and Entrepreneurship Education

  Tetsuo Kitani

  Kyoto Industrial Association, 18 May 2018, Invited

  
• Development of the entrepreneurship education program (GTEP) at Kyoto University

  Tetsuo Kitani

  4th EDGE Symposium, 14 Mar. 2016, Invited

  
• University-based Startup Platform GTEP

  Tetsuo Kitani

  Kyoto University GTEP Symposium - Entrepreneurial Development and Ecosystem, 11 Feb. 2015

  
• Global Technology Entreprenurship Program

  Tetsuo Kitani

  The Institute of Image Information and Television Engineers, 27 Nov. 2014

  
• Role of Universities in Entreprenurship

  Tetsuo Kitani

  Promoting Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Kyoto, 08 Dec. 2013, Invited

  
• Governance Issues in Industry Standard Development

  Tetsuo Kitani

  Tokyo Institute of Technology MOT Seminar, Sep. 2011

  
• Issues and success factors of Industry Standard Development

  Tetsuo Kitani

  Japan Association for Performance Excellence, 30 Oct. 2010, Invited

  
• Automotive Value Chain - Chance and Challenge for Supppliers

  Tetsuo Kitani

  DIJ International Symposium : Recent Developments in the Automotive Supplier Industry in Japan and the EU, 10 Dec. 2004, Invited

  
• Explaining the Japanese Industrial Policy: A Case in the Semiconductor Industry

  Tetsuo Kitani

  The 2nd Decentralization Conference in Japan, Sep. 1996

  
• パネル討論『大学への期待』

  第九回 京都大学 国際産官学連携シンポジウム ベンチャー起業成功への道, 京都大学 産官学連携本部 2012年3月9日

  
• ベンチャー企業のコンセプト立案能力

  科学技術と経済の会 ソフトウェア・サービス部会2012年7月24日, 社）科学技術と経済の会

  
• オープン・イノベーションにおける『成功への道』

  日米起業家セミナー 起業・成功への道 2011年7月, 米国領事館、京都大学共催, Invited

  
• 大学発ベンチャーの現状と課題

  日米起業家セミナー 起業における大学の役割 2011年5月, 米国領事館、京都大学共催, Invited

  

Books and Other Publications

• イノベーション全史

  木谷, 哲夫

  BOW&PARTNERS,中央経済グループパブリッシング (発売), Mar. 2024

  Find Kyoto University's collection of books :

  
• The New Executive

  Tetsuo Kitani, Single work

  discover 21, Feb. 2018, Not refereed

  
• Textbook for Entrepreneurship

  Tetsuo Kitani, Contributor, entrepreneurial marketing and channel development

  chuokeizai, Mar. 2016, Not refereed

  
• 独裁力 ビジネスパーソンのための権力学入門 (ディスカヴァー・レボリューションズ)

  木谷哲夫, Single work

  ディスカヴァー・トゥエンティワン, 20 Apr. 2014, Not refereed

  
• 独裁力 ビジネスパーソンのための権力学入門 (ディスカヴァー・レボリューションズ)

  木谷哲夫, Single work

  ディスカヴァー・トゥエンティワン, 17 Apr. 2014, Not refereed

  Find Kyoto University's collection of books :

  
• 成功はすべてコンセプトから始まる

  木谷哲夫, Single work

  ダイヤモンド社 2012年9月13日, Not refereed

  
• ケースで学ぶ 実戦・起業塾

  木谷哲夫, Single work

  日本経済新聞出版社 2010年8月23日, Not refereed

  

Media Coverage

• 学生にも高まる起業熱

  日経トレンディ―, The Value of Universities, Sep. 2018

  
• 学生にも高まる起業熱

  日本経済新聞, 新興・中堅Biz, 02 Jul. 2018

  
• 時代の設計者達

  ザ・ローリング・ストーンズ, 時代の設計者達, 07 Jul. 2013

  
• 学生起業「出口」まで支援

  日経産業新聞, VB仕掛け人, 19 May 2010

  

External funds: others

• Technology Commercialization Methodology, Entrepreneurial Education, Ecosystem

  グローバルアントレプレナー育成促進事業

  From 01 Oct. 2014, To 31 Mar. 2017

  椙山泰生
• Technology Commercialization Methodology, Entrepreneurial Education, Ecosystem

  次世代アントレプレナー育成事業

  From 01 Sep. 2017

  木谷哲夫
• Development and Implementation of Arts Entrepreneurship Education

  大学における文化芸術推進事業

  From 02 Apr. 2018

  木谷哲夫

Education

Teaching subject(s)

• From 01 Apr. 2025, To 31 Mar. 2026

  ILAS Seminar

  Z001, Spring, Institute for Liberal Arts and Sciences, 2
• From 01 Apr. 2025, To 31 Mar. 2026

  Entrepreneurship and Business Creation

  W610, Spring, Institute for Liberal Arts and Sciences, 2
• From 01 Apr. 2025, To 31 Mar. 2026

  Entrepreneurship Exercises

  G106, Fall, Institute for Liberal Arts and Sciences, 2
• From 01 Apr. 2025, To 31 Mar. 2026

  Introduction to Venture Financing

  G108, Fall, Institute for Liberal Arts and Sciences, 0.5
• From 01 Apr. 2025, To 31 Mar. 2026

  Introduction to Entrepreneurship

  G105, Spring, Institute for Liberal Arts and Sciences, 0.5
• From 01 Apr. 2025, To 31 Mar. 2026

  Management of Deep-tech Startups

  G118, Fall, Institute for Liberal Arts and Sciences, 1
• From 01 Apr. 2025, To 31 Mar. 2026

  Career Entrepreneurship

  G113, Spring, Institute for Liberal Arts and Sciences, 1
• From 01 Apr. 2025, To 31 Mar. 2026

  Intellectual Property

  G119, Spring, Institute for Liberal Arts and Sciences, 1
• From 01 Apr. 2025, To 31 Mar. 2026

  Introduction to Engineering

  2108, Spring, Faculty of Engineering, 1
• From 01 Apr. 2024, To 31 Mar. 2025

  Entrepreneurship Exercises

  G106, Fall, Institute for Liberal Arts and Sciences, 2
• From 01 Apr. 2024, To 31 Mar. 2025

  ILAS Seminar

  Z001, Spring, Institute for Liberal Arts and Sciences, 2
• From 01 Apr. 2024, To 31 Mar. 2025

  Entrepreneurship and Business Creation

  W610, Spring, Institute for Liberal Arts and Sciences, 2
• From 01 Apr. 2024, To 31 Mar. 2025

  Introduction to Venture Financing

  G108, Fall, Institute for Liberal Arts and Sciences, 0.5
• From 01 Apr. 2024, To 31 Mar. 2025

  Introduction to Entrepreneurship

  G105, Spring, Institute for Liberal Arts and Sciences, 0.5
• From 01 Apr. 2024, To 31 Mar. 2025

  Intellectual Property

  G119, Spring, Institute for Liberal Arts and Sciences, 1
• From 01 Apr. 2024, To 31 Mar. 2025

  Management of Deep-tech Startups

  G118, Fall, Institute for Liberal Arts and Sciences, 1
• From 01 Apr. 2024, To 31 Mar. 2025

  Career Entrepreneurship

  G113, Spring, Institute for Liberal Arts and Sciences, 1
• From 01 Apr. 2024, To 31 Mar. 2025

  Introduction to Engineering

  2108, Spring, Faculty of Engineering, 1
• From 01 Apr. 2023, To 31 Mar. 2024

  ILAS Seminar

  Z001, Spring, Institute for Liberal Arts and Sciences, 2
• From 01 Apr. 2023, To 31 Mar. 2024

  Entrepreneurship and Business Creation

  W610, Spring, Institute for Liberal Arts and Sciences, 2
• From 01 Apr. 2023, To 31 Mar. 2024

  Entrepreneurship Exercises

  G106, Fall, Institute for Liberal Arts and Sciences, 2
• From 01 Apr. 2023, To 31 Mar. 2024

  Introduction to Venture Financing

  G108, Fall, Institute for Liberal Arts and Sciences, 0.5
• From 01 Apr. 2023, To 31 Mar. 2024

  Introduction to Entrepreneurship

  G105, Spring, Institute for Liberal Arts and Sciences, 0.5
• From 01 Apr. 2023, To 31 Mar. 2024

  Intellectual Property

  G104, Spring, Institute for Liberal Arts and Sciences, 0.5
• From 01 Apr. 2022, To 31 Mar. 2023

  Introduction to Entrepreneurship

  G105, Spring, Institute for Liberal Arts and Sciences, 0.5
• From 01 Apr. 2022, To 31 Mar. 2023

  Entrepreneurship Exercises

  G106, Fall, Institute for Liberal Arts and Sciences, 2
• From 01 Apr. 2022, To 31 Mar. 2023

  Entrepreneurship and Business Creation

  W610, Spring, Institute for Liberal Arts and Sciences, 2
• From 01 Apr. 2022, To 31 Mar. 2023

  ILAS Seminar

  Z001, Spring, Institute for Liberal Arts and Sciences, 2
• From 01 Apr. 2022, To 31 Mar. 2023

  Intellectual Property

  G104, Spring, Institute for Liberal Arts and Sciences, 0.5
• From Apr. 2011, To Mar. 2012

  Entrepreneurship and Business Creation I

  Spring, 全学共通科目
• From Apr. 2011, To Mar. 2012

  Entrepreneurship and Business Creation II

  Fall, 全学共通科目
• From Apr. 2011, To Mar. 2012

  Structure and change of Japanese corporations

  Fall, 全学共通科目
• From Apr. 2012, To Mar. 2013

  Structure and change of Japanese corporations

  Fall, 全学共通科目
• From Apr. 2012, To Mar. 2013

  Entrepreneurship

  Spring, 全学共通科目
• From Apr. 2012, To Mar. 2013

  Entrepreneurship and Business Creation I

  Spring, 全学共通科目
• From Apr. 2012, To Mar. 2013

  Entrepreneurship and Business Creation II

  Fall, 全学共通科目
• From Apr. 2013, To Mar. 2014

  Entrepreneurship

  Spring, 全学共通科目
• From Apr. 2013, To Mar. 2014

  Entrepreneurship and Business Creation I

  Spring, 全学共通科目
• From Apr. 2013, To Mar. 2014

  Entrepreneurship and Business Creation II

  Fall, 全学共通科目
• From Apr. 2013, To Mar. 2014

  Structure and change of Japanese corporations

  Fall, 全学共通科目
• From Apr. 2014, To Mar. 2015

  Entrepreneurship

  Spring, 全学共通科目
• From Apr. 2014, To Mar. 2015

  Entrepreneurship and Business Creation I

  Spring, 全学共通科目
• From Apr. 2014, To Mar. 2015

  Entrepreneurship and Business Creation II

  Fall, 全学共通科目
• From Apr. 2014, To Mar. 2015

  Structure and change of Japanese corporations

  Fall, 全学共通科目
• From Apr. 2015, To Mar. 2016

  Structure and change of Japanese corporations

  Fall, 全学共通科目
• From Apr. 2015, To Mar. 2016

  Entrepreneurship

  Spring, 全学共通科目
• From Apr. 2015, To Mar. 2016

  Entrepreneurship and Business Creation I

  Spring, 全学共通科目
• From Apr. 2015, To Mar. 2016

  Entrepreneurship and Business Creation II

  Fall, 全学共通科目
• From Apr. 2016, To Mar. 2017

  Entrepreneurship

  Spring, 全学共通科目
• From Apr. 2017, To Mar. 2018

  ILAS Seminar

  Spring, 全学共通科目
• From Apr. 2018, To Mar. 2019

  ILAS Seminar

  Spring, 全学共通科目
• From Apr. 2018, To Mar. 2019

  Introduction to Entreprenurship

  Spring, 全学共通科目
• From Apr. 2018, To Mar. 2019

  Entreprenurship Exercises

  Fall, 全学共通科目
• From Apr. 2018, To Mar. 2019

  Intellectual Property

  Spring, 全学共通科目
• From Apr. 2019, To Mar. 2020

  ILAS Seminar

  Spring, 全学共通科目
• From Apr. 2019, To Mar. 2020

  Introduction to Entreprenurship

  Spring, 全学共通科目
• From Apr. 2019, To Mar. 2020

  Entreprenurship Exercises

  Fall, 全学共通科目
• From Apr. 2019, To Mar. 2020

  Intellectual Property

  Spring, 全学共通科目
• From Apr. 2020, To Mar. 2021

  ILAS Seminar :Innovation and Economic Society

  Spring, 全学共通科目
• From Apr. 2020, To Mar. 2021

  Introduction to Entreprenurship

  Spring, 全学共通科目
• From Apr. 2020, To Mar. 2021

  Entreprenurship Exercises

  Fall, 全学共通科目
• From Apr. 2020, To Mar. 2021

  Intellectual Property

  Spring, 全学共通科目
• From Apr. 2021, To Mar. 2022

  ILAS Seminar :Innovation and Economic Society

  Spring, 全学共通科目
• From Apr. 2021, To Mar. 2022

  Introduction to Entrepreneurship

  Spring, 全学共通科目
• From Apr. 2021, To Mar. 2022

  Entrepreneurship Exercises

  Fall, 全学共通科目
• From Apr. 2021, To Mar. 2022

  Intellectual Property

  Spring, 全学共通科目

Student achievements: Awards

• 総務大臣賞

  小東茂夫, 総務省・国立研究開発法人情報通信研究機構, 05 Mar. 2020
• J-Startup

  藤木庄五郎, 経済産業省, 11 Jun. 2018
• 優勝

  福谷直人, Japan Business Model Competition, 28 Feb. 2015
• Finalist

  兵頭克也、金子健太郎他, IBTEC（Intel+UC Berkeley Technology Entrepreneurship Challenge）, 18 Nov. 2010

Administration

School management (title, position)

• From 01 Apr. 2025, To 31 Mar. 2026

  大学院教育支援機構 大学院共通・横断教育企画評価専門委員会 キャリア形成特別部会
• From 01 Apr. 2025, To 31 Mar. 2026

  国際高等教育院 企画評価専門委員会 キャリア形成特別部会
• From 01 Apr. 2024, To 31 Mar. 2025

  大学院教育支援機構 大学院共通・横断教育企画評価専門委員会 キャリア形成特別部会
• From 01 Apr. 2024, To 31 Mar. 2025

  国際高等教育院 企画評価専門委員会 キャリア形成特別部会
• From 01 Apr. 2023, To 31 Mar. 2024

  国際高等教育院 企画評価専門委員会 キャリア形成特別部会 委員
• From 01 Apr. 2023, To 31 Mar. 2024

  大学院教育支援機構 大学院共通・横断教育企画評価専門委員会 キャリア形成特別部会 委員
• From 01 Apr. 2022, To 31 Mar. 2023

  国際高等教育院 企画評価専門委員会 キャリア形成特別部会 委員
• From 01 Jun. 2017, To 31 Mar. 2019

  国際高等教育院 企画評価専門委員会 キャリア形成特別部会 委員
• From 01 Jun. 2017, To 31 Mar. 2019

  国際高等教育院 基盤企画評価専門委員会 キャリア形成特別部会 委員
• From 01 Apr. 2019, To 31 Mar. 2020

  国際高等教育院 企画評価専門委員会 キャリア形成特別部会 委員
• From 01 Apr. 2019, To 31 Mar. 2020

  国際高等教育院 基盤企画評価専門委員会 キャリア形成特別部会 委員
• From 01 Apr. 2020, To 31 Mar. 2021

  国際高等教育院 企画評価専門委員会 キャリア形成特別部会 委員
• From 01 Apr. 2020, To 31 Mar. 2021

  国際高等教育院 基盤企画評価専門委員会 キャリア形成特別部会 委員
• From 01 Apr. 2021, To 31 Mar. 2022

  国際高等教育院 企画評価専門委員会 キャリア形成特別部会 委員
• From 01 Apr. 2021, To 31 Mar. 2022

  国際高等教育院 基盤企画評価専門委員会 キャリア形成特別部会 委員

Academic, Social Contribution

Committee Memberships

• From 01 Apr. 2021

  Director, Kansai Venture Association
• From 01 Apr. 2020

  Director, The Japan Academic Society for Ventures and Entrepreneurs

Social Contribution

• -

  Other

  -, From 29 May 2021

  
• -

  Other

  -, From 01 Jan. 2021

  
• -

  Other

  -, From 23 Feb. 2019, To 23 Feb. 2019

  
• -

  Other

  -, From 21 Feb. 2019, To 21 Feb. 2019

  
• -

  Other

  -, From 18 May 2018, To 18 May 2018

  
• -

  Other

  -, From 01 Nov. 2017

  
• -

  Other

  -, From 01 May 2017, To 30 Jul. 2017

  
• -

  Other

  -, From 09 Jun. 2015

  
• Integration Committee

  Other

  -, From 12 Jan. 2012, To 31 Jan. 2015

  
• -

  Other

  -, From 01 Oct. 2013

  
• World Expo Committee

  Other

  -, From 01 Jul. 2010, To 12 Dec. 2011

  
• Reform Evaluation Committee

  Other

  -, From 01 Apr. 2011, To 01 Nov. 2011

  
• Strategy Division

  Other

  -, From 01 Apr. 2009, To 01 Nov. 2011

  
• -

  Other

  -, From 04 Oct. 2010, To 04 Oct. 2010