Meet Our Advisory Board
The UIA Advisory Board brings together diverse perspectives from academia, business, and non-profit activities to help guide our institution towards its ideals.

Atsushi Yamashita
Atsushi Yamashita serves as the Vice President of UIA INTERNATIONAL Co., Ltd., the company that manages our school. He possesses extensive experience and a successful background in banking and turnaround management, having participated in the restructuring of various companies and businesses.

Mia Omatsuzawa
Mia Omatsuzawa is founder and president of One World Link, a multi-lingual investor relations support firm. She is also director of the Tokyo Peace Lions Club, Lions Club International 330A district 1R2Z. But most of all, Mia is a proud mother of a UIA student.

Michael Taylor
Michael graduated with a B.Ed. (PE/Health) in Australia, and went on to attain an M.Ed. (Administration/Educational Technology). He spent 17 years in state education before journeying overseas and has worked in international schools in the Netherlands, Hong Kong, Singapore, and now Japan where he has been for more than five years. He brings vast and diverse experience in whole school leadership and school accreditation.

Rohan Agrawal
Rohan has worked in Japan for almost two decades as a bilingual professional covering both Business and Technical domains. Rohan possesses a master’s degree in Nano-Electronics from the University of Edinburgh (UK) and Japanese language certification. Besides professional experience, Rohan also brings vast experience in leading various volunteer activities and cultural associations. Rohan aims to connect UIA with various academic and Government institutions to further enhance students' learning opportunities.

Simon Goodman
Simon is a father of 5 – 4 girls and a boy – ranging from 4 to 18. He was born, raised, and schooled in the UK. He works for a multinational company and has spent the last 19 years living and working across Asia (Australia, Indonesia, Singapore, Papua New Guinea) before moving to Tokyo (for the second time) in 2020. He has undertaken roles including, Manufacturing Manager, Head of Operations and is currently the Area Head of Procurement, looking after Japan, Korea, Taiwan, and China/HK. An enthusiastic sports person who continues to challenge himself in a number of disciplines here in Japan.