Chizuru Suga joined the Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution from the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), where she developed policy expertise in a range of fields related to technology and regulation, including market-regulation reforms in finance, education and healthcare, and served as Chief Deputy Director of the ministry’s Commerce and Service Industry Policy Group. A project team led by Chizuru published “Anxious Individuals, a Nation at a Standstill,” a set of bold policy recommendations for creating a sustainable ageing society that was downloaded a remarkable 1.5 million times and led to two published books. At the Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution Japan, Chizuru oversees projects related to data governance, healthcare data policy, next-generation mobility, smart cities and other fields. She holds an MBA from the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, and a B.A. in Law from the University of Tokyo.