Shigeru Ariizumi is Vice Minister for International Affairs of the Japan Financial Services Agency (JFSA). He plays leading roles in various international fora. He is the member of the FSB Plenary and also serves as Chair of the Executive Committee of the IAIS, as well as the Vice Chair of the Board of IOSCO.

Before assuming his position in July 2023, he held key positions at the Japanese Ministry of Finance (JMOF) and the JFSA. At the JMOF, he worked as G7/G20 Deputies Deputy in the Finance Track and also supervised Japan’s relationship with the IMF and the World Bank. At the JFSA, he led the team under Japan’s G20 Presidency in 2019. He also has extensive experience in supervision, holding senior management positions in all banking, securities and insurance.

He holds a Bachelor degree in law from the University of Tokyo and a Master degree from Harvard Law School. He has passed the bar in Japan and the United States and is a registered attorney in the State of New York.