Takehito Yokoo

- Founder and Advisor: Japan Hydrogen Forum.

- Advisory Council: Stanford ENERGY Hydrogen Initiative.

- Sr. Managing Director: ESNO Infrastructure.

- Former Toyota Motor North America Powertrain Chief Engineer and Senior Executive Engineer of Advanced Fuel Cell. 

Yokoo, who holds a Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Hosei University, began his career at Toyota Motor Corporation in 1981. In 1990, he moved to the U.S. with Toyota Motor North America R&D to begin his new career in the US. He managed powertrain systems development, mainly Toyota Hybrid, Battery EV and especially in the area of Hydrogen fuel cell EV. He launched world 1st OME Hydrogen fuel cell heavy duty truck demonstration in Port of Los Angeles drayage operation in 2017.

In 2021, he established and became the first chairperson of the Japan Hydrogen Forum (JH2F), where promotes U.S. decarbonization efforts in collaboration with major Japanese companies and government entities like Japan External Trade Organization and the Consulate-General of Japan. He became the advisor of the organization in 2024.

After he left Toyota in 2022, he became Stanford University, The Precourt Institute for Energy (part of the Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability), Hydrogen Initiative as an Advisory Council. He also works with ESNO Infrastructure as Sr. Managing Director. Where he prompts Hydrogen society development in the US with Japanese companies.

LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/takehito-yokoo-28327a19/