Mr. Atchley is currently the Representative Director and CEO of Premier Asset Management Company, a real estate services firm based in Tokyo. A resident of Japan for 11 years, he began his career with GE Capital where he spent 15 years in a range of leadership positions in the commercial finance sector in the US, Europe and Asia. Mr. Atchley is a graduate of Wake Forest University with a B.S. degree in Business Administration.
The Board Director Training Institute (BDTI) is a "public interest" nonprofit in Japan dedicated to training about directorship, corporate governance, and related management techniques. It is certified by the Japanese government to conduct these activities as a regulated nonprofit. Read a summary about BDTI here, and see a menu of its services for both corporations and investors here.