The Hon. Hideki Wakabayashi currently works for the Japan NGO Center for International Cooperation (JANIC) as Director since April of 2017, and has been Board Member of Global Compact Network Japan from June, 2013. Previously he served as Director of Amnesty International Japan from 2011 to 2017 after experiencing various professional positions including Visiting Fellow, Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS, 2008), Member, House of Councilors (senator: Democratic Party of Japan, July 2001- July 2007), Director of International Affairs and Executive Committee Member of Japanese Electrical, Electronic & Information Union(July1996-July2001), First Secretary, Embassy of Japan in Washington, D. C.(April 1993-May 1996) dealing with Official Development Assistance and Japan & US Cooperation, and staff of Yamaha Corporation (Sales and Planning Division of music instruments and Labor Union (April 1980-July 1990). Hon. Wakabayashi received his M.S. in forestry from Michigan State University and B.A. in commerce, Waseda University (Tokyo).