Christopher Yang is senior vice president of Enterprise Strategy and Solutions and deputy general counsel of Legal Toyota Motor North America (TMNA). He also serves as senior advisor Toyota Connected North America (TCNA) and is a member of TCNA’s Board of Directors.

At Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC), Yang leads the Global Compliance and Global Risk functions across Toyota’s operations in seven global regions.

In his role leading the Enterprise Strategy and Solutions division, Yang is responsible for the development of TMNA’s portfolio of new business ventures, alliances, and partnerships in the areas of EV charging, battery lifecycle (4R), hydrogen fuel cell, flying mobility and IP monetization. He is currently leading the creation of Toyota’s EV charging and battery lifecycle ecosystem for Toyota’s lineup of new electrified vehicles. As deputy general counsel of TMNA, Yang leads the transactional legal practice at TMNA and provides executive leadership and counsel on global legal matters that involve Toyota entities around the world.

Yang is on the Board of Governors of the Japanese American National Museum and a council leader of the U.S.-Japan Council. Additionally, he serves as the executive sponsor of Toyota Asian American Society in Alliance (TAASiA).

Prior to joining Toyota in 2011, Yang worked at the law firm of Latham & Watkins LLP, where he specialized in mergers and acquisitions, securities, and complex corporate transactions, including a secondment at General Electric Japan.

Yang earned his bachelor’s degree in political science with high distinction from the University of California, Berkeley and was elected Phi Beta Kappa in 2000, and received his law degree from Georgetown University Law Center in 2003.

Yang has been a devoted practitioner of the martial art of kendo for over 35 years and holds a 7^th degree black belt. Yang is currently the coach of the U.S. Men’s National Kendo Team and was previously a member of the U.S. National Kendo Team for 18 years, when he placed second twice (2006 and 2009) and third three times (2003, 2012, 2015) at the World Kendo Team Championships, and is the former U.S. National Men’s Kendo Champion (2005).

 

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