Taro Hirano

Mr. Taro Hirano is a President & Chief Portfolio Manager at Japan Catalyst, Inc. He also serves as an Investment Advisory Committee Member at the firm.
Mr. Hirano started his career at The Sumitomo Bank, Limited, and worked on regulatory matters and invested in hedge funds and equities.
He moved to McKinsey & Company, Inc. in 1998 where his main projects were to conduct strategic business transformation, organizational reform and strategic execution over the years with top management of Japanese companies.
In 2003 he joined Alliance Bernstein as an Equity Analyst.
He received high reputation on his analysis in a wide range of sectors including capital goods, technology, telecommunications, energy, transportation, commodities and consumer goods.
He was a major shareholder in many investment cases, discussing corporate strategies with the management of leading Japanese companies and making capital policy recommendations.
He was responsible for Asian equities as well as Japanese equities, was a leader in the global capital goods and transport sector and played a central role in value investment.
He received his B.A.
in Mathematics from Tokyo University and MBA from INSEAD.