Dr. Makoto Tamura is a Senior Advisor at DGA-Albright Stonebridge Group, a founding member of DGA Group, and is based in Tokyo. He advises clients in the health care sector on developing and executing business strategies for the Japanese market.

Dr. Tamura brings extensive leadership experience in academia, industry and government. He served as Vice President for Government Affairs at both Abbott Japan and Boston Scientific Japan, and was an expert member of the Japanese Government Healthcare Reimbursement Council from 2011 to 2017.

Previously, Dr. Tamura was a professor at the University of Tokyo and the International University of Health and Welfare. He has chaired the American Chamber of Commerce Japan (ACCJ) Medical Device Subcommittee and participated in the American Medical Devices and Diagnostics Manufacturers’ Association’s Reimbursement Working Group.

Dr. Tamura is also the CEO of the Healthcare System Planning Institute, Director of the Medical Technology Policy Research Institute and a Senior Researcher at the Japan Association for Advancement of Medical Equipment.

Dr. Tamura holds an M.A. and PhD in health science from the University of Tokyo, as well as an M.A. in management from the Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University.