Go Muramatsu

MSc Global Governance and Diplomacy, 2024

Go Muramatsu is a Japanese Government Long-Term Fellowship Program Scholar and an experienced public policy professional with a diverse background in public-private partnership (PPP), finance, and strategic policy planning. He is currently pursuing an MSc in Global Governance and Diplomacy at the University of Oxford. Prior to this, he served as General Deputy Director at the Secretariat of the International Peace Cooperation Headquarters and as Senior Deputy Director at the Public Private Partnership(PPP)/Private Finance Initiative(PFI) Promotion Office of the Cabinet Office, Government of Japan.

In his previous roles, Go led major initiatives such as contributing to Japan’s PPP/PFI Action Plan 2022 under Prime Minister Kishida’s ‘New Capitalism’ policy, investing over £176M in infrastructure projects, and revising the ‘Act on Promotion of Private Finance Initiatives.’ He also played a key role in the national response to COVID-19 by coordinating comprehensive economic measures amounting to £18B.

Go’s private sector experience includes working as a Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) professional at Recruit Holdings Co., where he led managerial accounting and budgeting activities, contributed to securing funds for reinvestment and corporate acquisitions, and implemented digital transformation strategies. He holds an MSc in Financial Management with Distinction (expected) from SOAS, University of London, and a BA in Policy Science from Ritsumeikan University. Passionate about global governance and finance, he aims to contribute to sustainable development and effective policy implementation.

Contact: go.muramatsu@gtc.ox.ac.uk