Tsuneo Fujiwara is a Distinguished Vice President Analyst, Gartner Fellow with Innovation & Emerging Technology Leadership team. His research focuses on interconnecting digital business transformation to emerging technology innovation including applied AI innovation, business model innovation, innovation leadership, capability and literacy, culture and mindset change, digital sovereignty and ecosystems. He is currently researching the impact of recent geopolitical changes, agentic AI, intelligent simulation and other emerging technologies to global enterprises.
Mr. Fujiwara has held various IT leadership roles mainly in the financial services industry, leading large-scale application development and digital business transformation projects on a global scale, including planning and delivery of IT cost optimization, digital insurance applications, mobile claims apps, commission systems, ERP (SAP and Oracle), CRM (Salesforce), and regulatory compliance projects.
MetLife Japan, Vice President and Executive Officer, 3 years
JPMorgan Chase, Executive Director, 2 years
Citihub, Associate Partner, 7 years
Executive Leadership
AI Strategy and Business Transformation
Japan CIO
Master of Science, Operations Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, U.S.
Bachelor of Science, Computer Science, Columbia University, New York, U.S.
Geopolitical Tensions, Executive Orders, Data and Digital Sovereignty, AI Regulations, Demographic Decline
Innovation, Technology Innovation, AI-Driven Innovation, AI-augmented innovation, Data-Driven Innovation, Business Model Innovation
Digital Leadership, Innovation Leadership, CIO Leadership, Culture Change, CIO-CXO Relationship Improvement
Emerging Technology Trends
Adaptive Governance, AI Governance, Digital and IT Strategy, IT and Enterprise Operating Model