William Hiroyuki Saito (ウィリアム 浩幸 齋藤, born March 23, 1971) is an entrepreneur, venture capitalist and educator who has founded start-ups, managed public corporations and worked on information security policy over the past two decades.

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Personal Web Site
www.saitohome.com
Personal Blog Site
saitoblog.com
Twitter Page
twitter.com/whsaito
Japan Phone Number (Work)
+81352076016
Home Fax (Japan Fax Number)
+81344966068
US Home Phone (Home)
+13203000202
Home Fax (US Fax Number)
+19513465725
Dubai Phone Number (Work)
+97142932505
Work Fax (Dubai Fax Number)
+97142932525
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Wikipedia Page
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Saito
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Business Address – My Dubai Office
Intecur - Dubai
19th Floor, Festival Tower
Festival City
Dubai
Dubai
36605
United Arab Emirates
 Business Address – My Japan Office
Intecur, K.K.
8th Floor
2-3-2 Kandatacho
Chiyoda-Ku
Tokyo
101-0046
Japan
 Name – About me
Salutation: Mr.
First name: William
Last name: Saito
 Address – My US Address
2549 Eastbluff Dr.
#121
Newport Beach
CA
92660
USA
 Hobbies / Interests
Fishing (deep sea, fly), cooking, photography, wine
Full Bio:

An authority in the fields of encryption, authentication and biometric technology, William H. Saito has spent the past two decades shaping information security policy, establishing startups and managing public corporations. In 1991, he founded I/O Software, Inc., in California, and built it into a global leader in security software development, earning recognition in 1998 as Entrepreneur of the Year from Ernst & Young, NASDAQ and USA Today. Most recently, he was selected as a Young Global Leader and Global Agenda Council member of the World Economic Forum

In 2000, he negotiated an agreement with Microsoft Corporation to integrate the company’s core authentication technology and biometric application program interface (BAPI) into the Windows operating system. The technology was subsequently licensed to over 160 companies worldwide.

After the acquisition of his company in 2004, he moved to Japan to address business and technology issues for clients worldwide and founded InTecur, K.K., a consultancy that helps companies identify and develop applications and markets for innovative technologies. In this role, he helps several startups and entrepreneurs by serving in a non-executive capacity as chairman or director.

He also serves as advisor, director and/or manager on the topic of innovation and entrepreneurship to such governmental organizations as the Ministry of Economic Trade and Industry (METI), Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communication (MIC), National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) and the Information Technology Promotion Agency (IPA) of Japan as well as to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) of the United States. He is also a fellow at the National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS) and a professor at Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology (TUAT) in Japan. Mr. Saito has earned numerous industry accolades, achieved congressional recognition, and is an accomplished author.
Other Roles:
• National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science & Technologies (AIST)
• National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS)
• Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology (TUAT)
• Innovation Platform

External Positions:
• Industrial Growth Platform, Inc. (IGPI) - Advisor
• j2 Global Japan YK – Director
• Bursec KK - Chairman
• NSFOCUS Japan

Associations:
• FBI - Information Technology Solution Group (ITSG)
• FBI - Law Enforcement Investigative Technology Support Unit
• Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award - World, Japan and National Judge
• The American-Japan Society
• Tokyo 21c Club
• Global Innovation and Entrepreneurship Institute (GIEI)
• The Foreign Correspondents Club of Japan (FCCJ)
• Computer Security Institute (CSI)
• Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
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