Hiroyasu Komine is a public affairs professional with extensive experience of management roles within both the private and the public sectors.  Prior to joining GR Japan, he served in various positions in the Cabinet Office and the Cabinet Secretariat, including as Director of the Office for Public Employees’ Voice, Government Revitalization Unit; Deputy-Director of the Office for Revising the Freedom of Information Law; Director of the National Policy Unit; and Councilor of the Secretariat of Public Interest Corporation Commission.  During this period, he also engaged in promoting accountability and transparency of public administration. 

Komine holds B.A. from the Department of English Studies, Faculty of Foreign Studies, Sophia University and Master of Public Administration (MPA) from the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse University.  He is a graduate of the Matsushita Institute of Government & Management.