Since July 2024, Jutaro Kaneko has been Deputy Commissioner for International Affairs, Financial Services Agency (FSA), Government of Japan. Currently, he represents the FSA at different plenary and working-level meetings of standard setting bodies, including FSB, IOSCO, OECD, ROC, CPMI-IOSCO and FinCoNet.
Prior to that, Mr. Kaneko assumed various positions both at the FSA and the Bank of Japan, as well as Chief Representative in Brussels of the government affiliated think-tank: Japan Center for International Finance. He was Co-Chair of ASEAN plus Three (China, Japan and Korea)’s Task Force in 2020 and 2023.
Mr. Kaneko holds a master degree in law (LL.M. with magna cum laude) granted by University of Cologne in Germany and a Ph.D. degree in international studies granted by Waseda University in Tokyo. He has published numerous journal articles, book chapters, academic reports, etc. on various financial topics. He also teaches EU law at Hakuoh University on a part-time basis.