Satoru Tezuka
TEZUKA Satoru is a chairperson of the Personal Information Protection Commission (PPC), Japan.
After graduating from the Department of Mathematical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Keio University in 1984, he Joined Hitachi, Ltd. Since 2009 he has also been involved in the field of academics. He was appointed Professor at the Faculty of Computer Science, Tokyo University of Technology in 2009, Project Professor at the Graduate School of Media and Governance, Keio University in 2016, Professor at the Faculty of Environment and Information Studies, Keio University in 2019, and Project Professor at the Global Research Institute, Keio University in 2024.
He has wide-ranging experience and deep expertise in the field of systems and technologies on “Trust Services”, which ensure authenticity to exchange significant information, such as personal data.
He served as a commissioner of the Specific Personal Information Protection Commission and the PPC from 2014 to 2018, contributing to developing frameworks for the protection and utilization of personal information.
Education and Work experiences
1984 Graduated from Keio University, Department of Mathematical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering
1984 Entered Hitachi, Ltd.
2002 Promoted to Manager, 7th Department, Systems Development Laboratory, Hitachi, Ltd.
2009 Professor, Tokyo University of Technology, Faculty of Computer Science
2014 Commissioner, Specific Personal Information Protection Commission, Japan
2016 Commissioner, Personal Information Protection Commission, Japan
2016 Project Professor, Graduate School of Media and Governance, Keio University
2018 Resigned from the position of Commissioner, Personal Information Protection Commission
2019 Professor, Faculty of Environment and Information Studies, Keio University
2024 Project Professor, Keio University Global Research Institute
2025 Chairperson, Personal Information Protection Commission, Japan (Present)
