Shin Oya is a Senior Consulting Fellow at the Asia-Pacific Initiative. He received his B.A. in Law from Tohoku University, L.L.M. from Law School at Boston University, and passed the New York Bar exam. He joined Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) in 1991 and experienced various positions including Director, Asian Operation; Director, Oil and Gas Operation; Chief Representative for New Delhi office. Now he serves as Chief Representative for Strategic Research of JBIC.