Mr. Komei Isozaki is Japan chair fellow at Hudson Institute. He is an expert in Japanese defense policy, space security, and biological and chemical weapons
conventions. His research areas include space policy and defense strategy with a focus on the Asia-Pacific region. From 2018 to 2022, Mr. Isozaki was senior
director for business integration and partner coordination of the Tokyo Organizing Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. From 2016 to 2018, he was
director for the Biological and Chemical Weapon Conventions Office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan. Mr. Isozaki was a visiting fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (2005-2006 and 2012-2014). He previously served in the Ministry of Defense of Japan for about 30 years. Mr. Isozaki received his MA in international relations from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University.