# Koichi Hasegawa

> Koichi Hasegawa is chairman and CEO of UiPath Japan. After a career in technology and operations at international banks, he established UiPath’s Japanese operation in 2017 and returned to lead it in September 2025. His public work focuses on automation, digital skills and connecting people, AI and software robots across business processes.

- **Role:** Chairman and CEO at UiPath Japan
- **Organizations:** UiPath Japan, Next Generation RPA & AI Consortium (NRAC), Barclays, Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs, Arthur Andersen (now Accenture)
- **Education:** Faculty of Law, Department of Law; graduated in 1983, Keio University
- **Known for:** Established UiPath’s Japanese operation in 2017., The 2019 TEDx Talks speaker biography described a team of 300 supporting more than 1,200 Japanese clients., Serves as chairman and representative director of the Next Generation RPA & AI Consortium.

## Career timeline

- **1983** — Joined Arthur Andersen, now Accenture.
- **1993** — Joined Goldman Sachs; his career there included New York, Hong Kong and London.
- **2000** — Joined Deutsche Bank, serving as Japan CIO and APAC Fixed Income CIO.
- **2005** — Joined Barclays; roles included APAC CIO, global outsourcing strategy and Japan COO.
- **2017** — Joined UiPath in January and established its Japanese subsidiary in February.
- **2019** — Delivered the TEDxOtemachiED talk Digital robots for everyone.
- **2025-09** — Returned to lead UiPath Japan as chairman and CEO effective September 1.

## Achievements

- Established UiPath’s Japanese operation in 2017.
- The 2019 TEDx Talks speaker biography described a team of 300 supporting more than 1,200 Japanese clients.
- Serves as chairman and representative director of the Next Generation RPA & AI Consortium.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — Discussed using AI to support workflow design, with human judgment and RPA execution, in Weekly BCN coverage published October 22.
- **2026-08** — UiPath Japan’s August 27 blog featured his discussion of optimizing processes across the enterprise and the role of forward deployed engineers.
- **2025-09** — Appointed chairman and CEO of UiPath Japan as Japan became a region reporting directly to global headquarters.

## Links

- Website: https://www.uipath.com/ja
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/koichi-hasegawa-634050164/

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