Kenichiro Kono is studying MBA at University of Oxford as a British Chevening Scholar. Joining the Bank of Japan (BoJ) in 2008, Ken has worked mostly in Financial Market Department, specializing in US, UK, and Euro-zone fixed income market research. He also played a key role in a monetary policy analysis team responsible for briefing the BoJ executives before various international conferences/meetings. Ken obtained a BA in Economics at Brandeis University (MA, USA) before joining the BoJ.