He is the former Special Envoy of U.N. Secretary General on Innovative Finance and Sustainable Investments, the former Non-Executive Board Member of Tesla, Inc., and the former Special Advisor to Minster of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan. He previously served as Executive Managing Director and Chief Investment Officer of Government Pension Investment Fund of Japan (GPIF), the largest pension fund in the world with AUM $1.5 trillion. Prior to joining GPIF, Mr. Mizuno was a partner at Coller Capital, a London-based private equity firm. He formerly worked for Sumitomo Trust & Banking Co., Ltd. in Japan, Silicon Valley and New York.

He also works in the following capacities to promote long-term and sustainable investments:

• Special Adviser, Milken Institute
• Future of Finance Advisory Council member, CFA Institute
• Advisory Council Member, Accounting for Sustainability (A4S)
• Leader, The B Team
• Advisory Board Member, Global Business Coalition for Education (GBC-Education)

His involvements with academic institutions include:

• Executive Fellow of Harvard Business School, Harvard University
• Executive in Residence and Global Leadership Council Member of Said Business School, Oxford University
• Visiting Fellow of Cambridge Judge Business School, University of Cambridge
• Senior Fellow of Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University
• Guest professor of Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine
• Adviser, CiRA (Center for iPS Cell Research and Application, Kyoto University) Foundation