Tetsuya Watanabe is President of ERIA, an international organization located in Jakarta, where he leads policy research and recommendation, working together with governments and business in ASEAN and East Asia and ASEAN Secretariat, focusing on supply chains, decarbonization, digital economy, startups, public health and human resource development. Before joining ERIA in 2023, he was the Special Advisor to the Japanese Minister of Economy, Trade, and Industry.