Shintaro Okuno

Shintaro leads the firm’s strategy, team, and operations across Bain’s APAC offices.

With over 20 years of experience at Bain, Shintaro has led major transformation efforts for clients across a wide range of industries including industrial goods, automobile, logistics, technologies, pharmaceuticals, consumer products, and retail. He holds deep expertise in M&A and private equity investment-related projects, including corporate turnaround strategy and blueprinting, post-merger integration, M&A and alliance strategy, full potential and growth strategy. He has built some of Bain’s most enduring relationships in both corporate and investor-led settings.

Prior to his appointment, Shintaro was a member of Bain’s Board of Directors since 2024 and Bain’s Japan Chairman since 2022 and. He was also the managing partner of Bain’s Japan business for 8 years since 2014.

Before joining Bain in 2003, Shintaro began his career at Central Japan Railway Company. He received an MBA from MIT Sloan School of Management and a BA from Kyoto University.