OKUDA Tetsuya

President for International Affairs
President, ASEAN-India Regional Office
President, Japan International Transport and Tourism Institute, USA
Member of Board of Directors　

Okuda Tetsuya was appointed in November 2019 as the President of the Japan International Transport and Tourism Institute, USA (JITTI), which was established by the Japan Transport and Tourism Research Institute (JTTRI).

His experience in the field of transport is over 30 years and, prior to taking this appointment, he held the position of the Director-General of the Road Transport Bureau, and the Director-General of the Railway Bureau of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) of Japan.

Mr. Okuda entered the service of the Ministry of Transport (presently MLIT) in 1984 and has held many important positions since then. He worked as the Private Secretary to the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, the Director-General of the Aviation Network Department in the Civil Aviation Bureau, and the Deputy Vice-Minister for Policy Coordination in the Minister's Secretariat.

Mr. Okuda’s career also includes being the Executive Director of the Japan National Tourism Organization’s (JNTO) London Office from 2006 to 2008.

Term
11, 2019〜