Jeffrey is the Executive Vice President of ngi US, a Silicon Valley based, wholly owned subsidiary of ngi group Japan. Within his role at ngi US Jeffrey is chartered with identifying investment opportunities, performing market analysis, and assisting portfolio companies with North American strategy and entry. In addition, he is the US representative for 3Di, which is also an ngi group subsidiary company and a leading innovator in virtual world and 3D technologies.

With over 13 years living and working in Asia, Jeffrey has an extensive background in business development, negotiating critical business alliances and opening new markets. Prior to joining ngi group, Jeffrey held a position with Microsoft Japan where he was involved with the development of Japans Xbox live game server infrastructure, and overseeing an MSN data center. Thereafter he spent 6 years with Sun Microsystems Japan where he managed various aspects of Sun’s Services and Sales business. He was instrumental in helping Sun to streamline its Services processes, primarily through the Six Sigma quality control methodology of which he was the lead practitioner and trainer. His last role within Sun was that of the head of Sun’s Emerging Technologies Division in the Asia Pacific region. Having served as a consultant, a conference speaker, and participated in industry committees, Jeffrey is an acknowledged authority on Virtual Worlds and the Online Computer Games (MMO) market.