Kazuo Ichijo is on the board of Shimano, Inc., Information Services International-Dentsu Ltd., PIA Corp. and World Co., Ltd. and Professor at Hitotsubashi University Business School and Professor at International Institute for Management Development.

In his past career Dr. Ichijo was Professor at the University of Hitotsubashi.

Dr. Ichijo received a doctorate from the University of Michigan and a doctorate from the University of Hitotsubashi.