Yutaka Nakabayashi

Chief of Staff for the Americas

Yutaka Nakabayashi is Chief of Staff for the Americas at MUFG and MUFG Bank, Ltd., including oversight of Canada and Latin America. He assumed this New York-based role in May 2025. He also holds the position of Executive Officer at MUFG and MUFG Bank, Ltd. and is a member of the Executive Committee for the Americas.

Mr. Nakabayashi has more than 27 years of experience in banking, having worked in Japan, the United States, Hong Kong, and the Philippines while developing his career in corporate banking, strategic planning, corporate governance, organizational development, and transition management.

Prior to his current role, he served as Deputy Chief of Staff in New York from 2022 until 2025. Prior to that, he was Head of MUFG Union Bank’s Transition Management Office. He has served in various leadership capacities at MUFG since 2009.

Mr. Nakabayashi graduated from Keio University with a bachelor’s degree in Law and earned a master’s degree in Law from the University of Pennsylvania Law School.