Shorenstein APARC
Stanford University
Encina Hall, Room E301
Stanford, CA 94305-6055

takinami@stanford.edu
(650) 725-9701 (voice)
(650) 723-6530 (fax)

Research Interests
Political Process Addressing the Financial Crisis, Especially the Function of Leader's Secretarial Organization such as US White House and Japanese Cabinet Secretariat

Hirofumi Takinami is a corporate affiliate visiting fellow at Shorenstein APARC for 2009-10.  Takinami has been working for the Japanese government for 15 years.  He served, among others, in policy coordination and management positions notably in the public finance area, including Deputy Cabinet Counselor in charge of coordinating domestic and economic policies at Cabinet Secretariat, Director for Office of Planning and Personnel Management, Deputy Budget Examiner on social security expenditures and Deputy Director for Legal Division. 

In addition to positions related to domestic policy, Takinami also worked internationally, attending as one of Japanese delegates to meetings, including Ministerial-level, of Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) and the Asia Europe Meeting (ASEM).  While sent to the Ministry of Justice, he served as Special Advisory Staff to the Director-General of Criminal Affairs Bureau, addressing international economic crimes. 

Takinami graduated from the University of Tokyo in 1994, earning a Bachelor of Law.  In his first dispatch to the United States by the Ministry of Finance, he received a Master of Public Policy from the University of Chicago in 1998 with a major in finance and public finance.

Other affiliations
Ministry of Finance, Japan & Policy Research Institute, MOF