Takahiro Kase received the Bachelor of Engineering and Master of Engineering degrees in Electrical Engineering from Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan, in 1993 and 1995, respectively. ​

​Upon joining Toshiba Corporation in 1995, he dedicated his career to the energy systems sector, with a particular focus on international protection and control, Smart Grid, Energy storage etc. He has also contributed to activities such as CIGRE SCB5, IEC TC57 and TC95. He is currently a director at IEEJ and serves as the Vice Chairman of IEEE PES Japan. Recently, he has been focusing on digital transformation in the transmission and distribution business.