Mitsunobu Okada
Founder of Astroscale.
Mitsunobu 'Nobu' Okada founded Astroscale in May 2013 after attending a 2013 academic conference in Germany on space debris, concluding no one had a real plan of action. He previously worked at McKinsey & Company and Japan's Ministry of Finance, and had run IT companies across Japan, China, India, and Singapore (including one successful IPO) before founding Astroscale. He holds a bachelor's degree in Agriculture from the University of Tokyo (1995) and an MBA from Purdue's Krannert School of Business (2001). Okada serves as Representative Director, President, and Group CEO; Astroscale develops on-orbit servicing and orbital debris removal, and won Forbes JAPAN's Start-up of the Year in 2019 and a World Economic Forum Technology Pioneer designation in 2017.
Overview
- Role
- Founder & CEO
- Based in
- Tokyo, Japan
- Prior experience
- McKinsey & Company, Japanese Ministry of Finance
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Frequently asked
- Who is Mitsunobu Okada?
- Mitsunobu 'Nobu' Okada founded Astroscale in May 2013 after attending a 2013 academic conference in Germany on space debris, concluding no one had a real plan of action. He previously worked at McKinsey & Company and Japan's Ministry of Finance, and had run IT companies across Japan, China, India, and Singapore (including one successful IPO) before founding Astroscale. He holds a bachelor's degree in Agriculture from the University of Tokyo (1995) and an MBA from Purdue's Krannert School of Business (2001). Okada serves as Representative Director, President, and Group CEO; Astroscale develops on-orbit servicing and orbital debris removal, and won Forbes JAPAN's Start-up of the Year in 2019 and a World Economic Forum Technology Pioneer designation in 2017.
- What is Mitsunobu Okada's role?
- Mitsunobu Okada is Founder & CEO, based in Tokyo, Japan.
- Where did Mitsunobu Okada work before?
- Mitsunobu Okada's prior roles include McKinsey & Company, Japanese Ministry of Finance.
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Nobu Okada founded Astroscale in 2013 after a space-debris conference in Germany; previously worked at McKinsey & Company and Japan's Ministry of Finance; earned a bachelor's in Agriculture from University of Tokyo (1995) and an MBA from Purdue's Krannert School (2001).
World Economic Forum: Nobu OkadaReported2026-07-20 - 2
Okada serves as Representative Director, President and Group CEO of Astroscale, founded in May 2013 with a mission combining space development (Astro) and sustainability (Scale).
Astroscale: About AstroscaleVerified2026-07-20