Yohei Takabe

Yohei Takabe is the global leader of Boston Consulting Group's Insurance practice. He joined BCG in 2005 and has focused his work on leveraging technology to develop competitive advantage for his clients. He has acquired deep experience in digital- and IT-related topics across a range of industries with a particular focus on insurance and financial services. His recent experience includes digital transformation, digital marketing, multichannel strategy, strategies leveraging AI, and big data.

Yohei led the establishment of DigitalBCG (now BCG X) and has been involved in numerous projects since then as one of its leaders. He is also a core member of the Tech and Digital Advantage; Financial Institutions; and Technology, Media & Telecommunications practices.

Prior to joining BCG, Yohei was a consultant with IBM Business Consulting Services (formerly PriceWaterhouseCoopers).

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

EDUCATION

BA, environment and information, Keio University

Publications and Videos

Capturing the Health Insurance Opportunity in Asia

Surging demand for health care in Asia presents growth opportunities for insurers. We outline key steps to help companies develop a winning health insurance model.

The Net-Zero Insurer

Insurers globally must define an integrated strategy that will allow them to pick up the pace of transition to net zero within their own business and across their spheres of influence.

Overcoming Misunderstandings About Agile | BCG

BCG’s Insurance Global Leader, Pia Tischhauser, is in Japan to find out more about the Japanese approach to agile transformation with Yohei Takabe, BCG’s APAC Insurance Leader. Yohei explains that now that many Japanese insurers are under pressure to make decisions quickly, they are focusing on picking up agile. Yohei highlights a few misunderstandings that these insurers have about agile and describes what can be achieved when agile is correctly implemented. Filmed as part of the Pia Tischhauser on the Road series.