Ai Makino is the Director of Astroscale Singapore and manages support functions, including corporate development, accounting, finance, auditing, investor relations, legal, human resources, and day-to-day operations. Along with CEO Nobu Okada, Ai conducted legal and financial auditing to successfully raise US $140M of capital.. Prior to Astroscale,. Ai has accumulated over 10 years proven track record in software implementation and deployment in the fast-paced and demanding financial IT services sector. She served as a Chief Product Officer (CPO) at M-DAQ to develop a multi-currency trading platform and served as a Chief Technology Officer (CTO) at a multi-strategy hedge fund. She also has experience working at Goldman Sachs in the Tokyo, London and New York offices.. Ai received a BS in Computer Information Systems from Arizona State University in 2000 and Global Executive MBA from INSEAD in 2017.