Hirofumi (Hiro) Sugano is an experienced international finance executive with a career spanning senior roles at The Industrial Bank of Japan and Mizuho Corporate Bank. His professional background includes credit examination, overseas lending, distressed asset resolution, M&A advisory, and private equity investment. He later served as the head representative of IBJ Whitehall Branch in New York (formerly IBJ Whitehall Bank) and as a Director of three overseas subsidiaries, overseeing cross‑border operations and corporate governance.
After retiring from Mizuho Corporate Bank, he joined Florence Rostami Law, LLC as a consultant, where he continues to work closely with attorneys on complex U.S.–Japan financial and corporate matters.
He holds an MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.