# Hiroyuki Suzuki

> Hiroyuki Suzuki is Workato’s Japan founder and Field CTO, based in Tokyo. He helped launch the Japan business in 2018 after a career spanning financial trading-system development, TIBCO and IT consulting. His public work now includes writing, executive interviews and conference sessions about business automation, collaboration between business and IT, and governed AI execution.

- **Role:** Japan Founder & Field CTO, Japan at Workato
- **Organizations:** Workato, Arcadia Consulting Inc., TIBCO, Digital Equipment Corporation Japan, CIS Corporation
- **Education:** Kanagawa University, Faculty of Engineering
- **Known for:** Helped establish Workato’s Japan business in 2018., Built customer and partner relationships before the Japanese subsidiary was announced in November 2021., Hosts Workato Japan’s executive interview podcast on AI strategy.

## Career timeline

- **—** — Developed trading systems for banks and securities firms at DEC Japan after university.
- **—** — Worked at TIBCO as an engineer and project manager; a 2021 guest biography describes eight years there.
- **—** — Led a new business at CIS as company president; a 2021 guest biography describes three years in that role.
- **2002** — Established an IT consulting business supporting CIOs and project managers; LinkedIn lists Arcadia Consulting ownership from October 2002.
- **2018-08** — Became Country Manager, Japan at Workato and helped launch its Japan business.
- **2021-11** — Became Japan Founder & Automation Evangelist during the announcement of the Japanese subsidiary.
- **2023-08** — Added the role Japan Founder & Director of Strategic Accounts, Japan.
- **2024-08** — Became Japan Founder & Field CTO, Japan.
- **2026-01** — Workato announced his AI-mindset podcast with a first episode featuring Mitsubishi Materials executive Norihiro Itano.

## Achievements

- Helped establish Workato’s Japan business in 2018.
- Built customer and partner relationships before the Japanese subsidiary was announced in November 2021.
- Hosts Workato Japan’s executive interview podcast on AI strategy.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Listed for the September 11 MCPCon Japan session “Reliable Agents by Design: Reasoning + Deterministic Execution”.
- **2026-08** — Published advice on fusion teams and a small-start, kaizen approach to AI adoption.
- **2026-06** — Published an explanation of MCP and the additional requirements of enterprise adoption.
- **2026-02** — The second episode of his AI-mindset podcast featured Teijin CDO Yukihiro Funyu.
- **2026-01** — Workato announced his AI-mindset podcast and its first episode with Mitsubishi Materials executive Norihiro Itano.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hiroyuki-%E6%B5%A9%E4%B9%8B-suzuki-%E9%88%B4%E6%9C%A8-75335234

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Last updated: 2026-10-07