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Mr. Takahiro Mori

Forging the Future of Steel: Unlocking the Full Potential of the Nippon Steel–U.S. Steel Partnership

Wednesday, November 18, 2026 | 12:45 – 1:45 PM (Lunch will be provided) 
Room 520, Geffen Hall, Columbia Business School (map)
(645 West 130th Street, New York, NY 10027)

Note: This event is limited to Columbia Business School community members and CJEB affiliates. 

Featuring:

Takahiro Mori

Representative Director, Vice Chairman and Executive Vice President, Nippon Steel Corporation
Chairman of the Board, United States Steel Corporation

 

Moderator:

David E. Weinstein

Director, CJEB; Carl S. Shoup Professor of the Japanese Economy, Columbia University

 

Talking Points:

  • TBD

Biography:

Takahiro Mori was appointed as Board Member and Chairman of the Board of United States Steel Corporation in June 2025. He is the Representative Director, Vice Chairman and Executive Vice President at Nippon Steel Corporation. At Nippon Steel, Mr. Mori oversees Global Business Development as well as Accounting & Finance, and serves as the Head of the USS Project and India Project, and a Board Member of AM/NS India.

Mr. Mori joined Nippon Steel in 1983 and has over 40 years of experience in various leadership roles across the organization and has been involved in corporate planning, marketing, and human resources. Mr. Mori has served as Representative Director, Executive Vice President, and Head of Global Business Development as well as Accounting & Finance since 2021. Before that, Mr. Mori was Managing Executive Officer and Head of the Plate Unit and Pipe & Tube Unit from April 2020 to April 2021, Executive Vice President of Usiminas Siderúrgicas de Minas Gerais S.A. from June 2016 through April 2020, and Executive Officer of the Flat Products Unit from April 2014 to June 2016.

Mr. Mori earned a Bachelor of Law from the University of Tokyo and his Master of Business Administration from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

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Special Notes:
● This event is limited to Columbia Business School community members and CJEB affiliates.
● This event will not be livestreamed. 
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When
November 18th, 2026 from 12:45 PM to  1:45 PM
Location
645 W 130th Street
Geffen Hall, Room 520
New York, NY 10027
United States
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Established at Columbia Business School in 1986 under the direction of its founder, Professor Hugh Patrick, and led currently by its director, Professor David E. Weinstein, the Center on Japanese Economy and Business (CJEB) promotes knowledge and understanding of Japanese business and economics in an international context. CJEB is a research organization widely recognized for its vigorous research activities, international symposia, conferences, and lectures, held in New York City and Tokyo, which provide prominent speakers from the public and private sectors a forum for collaboration and reflection on Japan, the United States, and the global economy. For more information, visit business.columbia.edu/cjeb.