Kohei Kurihara, Co-founder, Privacy by Design Lab
I am the Co-founder of Privacy by Design Lab, a leading data privacy culture and social community. As a non-profit organization originally established a privacy-oriented corporate structure program.
We collaborate with multi-stakeholders, public affairs, government, companies and civic organizations, and international watchdogs to enhance fundamental privacy culture.
I have spoken at many international conferences such as UNESCO and participated in open-source projects as a data privacy expert.
What is your favourite social media platform, and why?
Twitter is a widely new reach.
Tell us about you and your current role or area of interest.
Managing the cooperative direction and development.
What do you like about your career or area of focus?
Privacy expert.
What is the best advice you have ever received?
It should focus on what you can keep effort continuously.
What inspires you, motivates you, or helps you to move forward?
My Jewish friend inspired my idea.
What are you proud of in your life so far?
Do my routine work in the morning.
What is your preferred way to meet new people/network?
Contact with Twitter.
What skills or qualities do you feel have helped you?
Communication skills.
What do you wish you had known when you started out?
I did not imagine it then.
Who do you most admire in business, academic or creative circles and why?
Marketing books inspired me.
Outside of your professional/work area, what hobbies or interests do you have or what other areas of your life are of real importance to you?
Climbing is my hobby.
Has the pandemic had a positive or a negative effect on you and/or your business, and how have you managed it?
Positive effect to meet many people online.
Do you have a mentor, or have you ever mentored anyone?
Yes, a lot of mentors worldwide.
What advice would you have for someone looking to get into the same area of work or interests?
You should focus on your interest.
What do you feel is the most common reason for people failing or giving up?
They are not interested in that.
Is there a phrase, quote or a saying that you really like?
Collaboration is the key phrase for me.
What companies, brands, or institutions do you like or do you think are getting it right?
For me, it’s not the company but the person.
How do you define success, and what lessons have you learned so far that you could share with our audience/readership?
Making happy is a success.