As a public affairs professional with strong focus on the tech sector, Kos expertise ranges from strategic global communications to local community engagement.

Prior to his current position, Ko was Head of Public Policy and Government Relations for Google in Japan, and before that, a public affairs consultant at FleishmanHillard Japan. Ko originally started his career at the Japanese government’s Science and Technology Agency, Agency for Cultural Affairs, and Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), where he was mainly responsible for international policy.

Ko is Visiting Professor at Tama University’s Center for Rule-Making Strategies, board member of organizations including Information and Communications Policy Forum (ICPF), NPO Neomura, and the Peace Day Foundation, a committee member of Toyama Prefecture’s Growth Strategy Committee, and a Certified Public Relations Planner of the Public Relations Society of Japan. In 2019, Ko was selected as one of the 25 Innovators of the APAC region by the Holmes Report.