TazawaCo

About Me

I’m Toshi Tazawa — a cross-disciplinary strategist, creative, and technologist with over four decades of experience at the crossroads of global finance and visual storytelling. My journey has taken me from managing multi-billion-dollar hedge fund portfolios in San Francisco and launching blockchain ventures in Tokyo, to capturing profound human connection as a destination wedding photographer.

What unites these pursuits is precision, trust, and a devotion to craft. Whether I’m engineering digital asset infrastructures or directing a portrait session at golden hour, I bring the same focus: illuminate complexity, deliver clarity, and elevate the experience.

In the financial arena, I’ve held leadership roles ranging from Managing Director and Chief Compliance Officer of a quant fund to fintech product owner, earning the trust of institutions across the U.S., Japan, and beyond. In photography, I’ve delivered work for global brands and discerning individuals alike—images shaped by instinct, rigor, and a relentless pursuit of quality. Even the fear of going blind didn’t keep me from this path—it only deepened my commitment to seeing what others miss.

Today, I exclusively represent SHIFT Japan’s bold initiative to cultivate U.S. consulting business through its SYSTEMI office in Bellevue, Washington. As Senior Project Manager and North American Evangelist, I lead cross-border engagements in financial technology, digital infrastructure, and innovation strategy—bringing SHIFT’s 10,000+ engineers and their kaizen mindset to a new market eager for trusted transformation.

My practice is rooted in what I’ve always believed: that the most enduring value comes from marrying clarity with craft, whether in systems or in stories.

Let’s create something enduring — financially, creatively, and humanly.