Koji Hamazaki

Senior Director of Private Market Investment Department and Head of Private Equity at Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF)

Speaker

Koji Hamazaki is a Senior Director of Private Market Investment Department and Head of Private Equity at Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF). Since joining GPIF in April 2017, he has led the development and implementation of private equity investment strategies across both domestic and global markets.

Prior to joining GPIF, Mr. Hamazaki spent 23 years at Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC). Beginning in 2005, he played a key role in launching and expanding SMBC’s global private equity investment platform. From 2009 to 2011, he was seconded to a private equity gatekeeper, where he was involved in the formation and investment of fund-of-funds vehicles. He also served as a Group Head at Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (SMFG), where he was responsible for strategic planning for both the securities and asset management businesses.

Mr. Hamazaki holds a Bachelor of Science in Engineering from Keio University and an MBA from the Krannert School of Management at Purdue University.