Koji Saeki has been Senior Vice President of JST(Japan Science and Technology Agency) since July 2019.  He graduated from Univ. of Tokyo (Fuculty of Engineering) and joined current Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) in 1985.  His previous assignment was Assistant Minister/Director General, Research and Development Bureau of MEXT, and he has experiences in the planning, coordination and implementation of science and technology policy including space development, nuclear energy, life sciences and bio-ethics.