Daichi Nozaki

Chief Operating Officer

SoftBank Telecom America Corp.

Daichi Nozaki is a highly experienced Telecom Professional with over 20 years of proven track record of running global business operations. He often acts as a catalyst to provide operational expertise and is keen in identifying, cultivating, and expanding strategic partnerships to deliver high business value globally.

Daichi partook in forming a joint venture with Aeris, a pioneer and leader in the Internet of Things (IoT) market in 2016. Through this joint venture, Aeris Japan will develop and offer services to meet a variety of growing needs. Earlier this year, Daichi was also one of the key members in forming a joint venture with Boston based global Big Data and AI start-up, Findability Sciences. The platform designed by Findability allows customers including retail, human resources, insurance, banking and financial industry, etc. in Japan to find optimal solutions to support their increasingly complex needs.

Prior to joining SoftBank, Daichi held multiple positions at KDD Corp. Including managing the Service Planning Department. He joined KDDI Global, LLC through a merger where he led several departments including Strategic Alliance and M&A, Global Wholesale, and then moved on to serve as the President & Chief Operating Officer and serving as a member of the board.

Daichi was born in Kyoto, Japan and spent most of his time in Osaka before moving to the US. He studied at Kobe University in Kobe,Japan and holds a Bachelor of Arts in Law.