Ryo Kurita KDDI America, General Manager International Business Leader in Telecommunication, Cloud and Data Center Markets Biography: Ryo Kurita is the general manager of the San Francisco branch at KDDI. KDDI is the second-largest Japanese telecom carrier that operates a wide variety of telecom assets from wireless and fixed networks to the data centers across the globe. Ryo leads the international business unit that manages all aspects of business development including strategic partnerships and investments with tech companies in Silicon Valley. Ryo earned a master’s degree in Business Administration, Strategy & Innovation from California State University East Bay.