Masami Takahashi joined Scrum Ventures Group in 2021 as President of its Studio business to lead its business incubation platform, and became Group COO in 2023. Previously, Masami served as General Manager and later as Chief Strategy Officer at WeWork Japan from 2017, where he spearheaded its business launch and expansion, opening over 30 locations in 6 cities in the first 2 years. Prior to WeWork, he led Uber’s business in Japan as President and launched Uber Eats in Tokyo. He started his career as a marketer at Sony in Tokyo and Paris, and later worked in the San Francisco Bay Area, sourcing opportunities for investment and acquisition. Masami earned a bachelor’s degree in Economics from the University of Chicago and an MBA from INSEAD. He serves as a board member of the French Chamber of Commerce in Japan.

ソニーに入社後、日本とフランスで液晶テレビのマーケティング担当。その後、シリコンバレーでベンチャー企業の発掘、買収・投資案件に従事。2014年からUber Japanの社長としてモビリティ事業拡大に尽力し、Uber Eats を日本で立ち上げた。その後、WeWork Japan のゼネラルマネージャーとして、日本第一号拠点のオープンから2年間で6都市、全国30拠点を達成。2020年に最高戦略責任者に就任。2021年、スクラムベンチャーズグループに入社、スクラムスタジオ株式会社代表取締役社長に就任。オープンイノベーションを通じて、日本企業とグローバルスタートアップの新規事業創出を手掛ける。2023年より現職。シカゴ大学卒（経済学専攻）、INSEADにてMBA取得。在日フランス商工会議所 理事。