Hashizume-san is the President and CEO of Nippon Life Americas, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Nippon Life Insurance Company.

He previously served as the General Manager of the Global Business Risk & Control Department of Nippon Life in Japan from 2022 to 2025.

He has been a Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries of Japan since 2005. He received a Bachelor of Engineering degree from the University of Tokyo and an MBA from Georgetown University McDonough School of Business.