Reiji Terasaka

Reiji Terasaka is a Managing Director of the Carlyle Japan buyout advisory team, and the head of the Industrial sectors team. He is based in Tokyo.

Mr. Terasaka first joined Carlyle in 2003 and worked as a buyout professional for 10 years, after which he moved on to the corporate management serving several executive positions at Japan Display, Berlitz Corporation and Marelli Corporation. He returned to Carlyle in 2020. Prior to joining Carlyle, Mr. Terasaka worked at the Japanese Ministry of Finance for six years.

Mr. Terasaka currently serves on the Board of Directors at SEIKO PMC CORPORATION. He previously served as a board member for Rigaku Corporation. 

He received his M.B.A from Stanford Graduate School of Business where he was an Arjay Miller Scholar. He received his M.A.L.D from Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University and a B.A from the University of Tokyo.