Hide Harashima is Executive Director of Information Technology at Premier Research Group. Mr. Harashima leads an international IT team and a strategist for the company's information systems and technologies to support business objectives. His background includes medical research and executive management studies with more than dozen years of diverse IT positions in application development, database architecture, and management.

Prior to joining Premier Research Group, Mr. Harashima was the Senior Producer and Internet Strategist at a Wall Street private equity firm, EarlyBird Capital Inc. At EarlyBird Capital, he designed and developed the company's business and online strategies and advised the Investment Banking division on the technology of portfolio companies. He was also a technology consultant for several years.

He attended New York Medical College focusing on neurobiology and renal physiology after graduating from Washington University in St. Louis with a BA in Psychology and Pre-Medicine. Mr. Harashima also completed the Executive Management Program at Columbia University. He is active in non-profit organizations and currently Chairman, Board of Directors for Project by Project, a 501(c)3 organization that serves Asian American non-profits in need by raising public awareness, volunteerism, and capital. A native of Chicago, IL, Mr. Harashima has lived in New York City since 1998.

To contact Mr. Harashima, send an email to hide@reigai.com.