Akio Toyoda is a businessperson who has been at the head of 8 different companies and presently is Chairman at Nagoya Grampus Eight, Inc., Chairman for Towa Real Estate Co., Ltd., Chairman of Toyota Motor Sales & Marketing Corp. and Executive President, CEO & Representative Director at Toyota Motor Corp. Akio Toyoda is also on the board of DENSO Corp. and Hamanakodenso Co., Ltd. and Co-Chairman for Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association. In the past he was Chairman of Toyota Motor(China)Investment Co., Ltd., Chairman for Toyota Motor Europe NV and Chairman & Chief Executive Officer at Toyota Motor North America, Inc. Mr. Toyoda received a graduate degree from Keio University and an MBA from Babson College.