## Takashi Nagaoka

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## Bibliographic details
- Published: August 29, 2025

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### Current position and appointment
- Director, Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific, IMF.
- Appointed as Director of the International Monetary Fund’s Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (OAP) on August 20, 2025.

### Career highlights in Japanese government and financial regulation
- Long and distinguished career in the Japanese government with a focus on financial regulation.
- Served as Deputy Commissioner for International Affairs at the Financial Services Agency.
- Served as Secretary General of the Certified Public Accountants and Auditing Oversight Board.
- Previously served as Senior Director responsible for overall coordination of the Policy and Markets Bureau and Securities and Exchange Surveillance Commission and headed the Securities Business Division.
- Extensive experience in international issues regarding economic policy and financial regulation and represented Japan in different capacities in international fora, developing a wide range of human networks worldwide, including Asia and the Pacific.
- In recent years, chaired and headed international groups, including:
  - International Forum of Independent Audit Regulators (as Chair).
  - IFRS Foundation Monitoring Board (as Chair).
  - Asia Pacific Regional Committee of the International Organization of Securities Commissions (as Chair).

### IMF experience
- Earlier in his career (1999-2002), worked in the IMF as an economist in the Asia and the Pacific Department (APD).
- Participated in missions to Japan as well as other countries in the Asia Pacific, including Pacific Island Countries.

### Education and personal
- Born in Tokyo, Japan.
- Holds a LL.B. from the University of Tokyo (1991).
- Holds a MBA (beta, gamma, sigma) from Columbia Business School in the United States (1995).
- Married with one daughter.

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