Born in São Paulo, Brazil, Edson A. Kodama is Architect graduated at Mackenzie University and held scholarship at Kagoshima University at the prefecture of his ancestors. Alumni of AOTS-Association of Overseas Technical Scholarship, Kodama worked at Nikken Sekkei LTD in Osaka as architect before returning to his home town to join as partner at an architectural project and construction office, Sekkei Arquitetura e Construção Ltda. Former member of Brazil Baseball National Team, in 1993 he was elected president of JCI Brazil-Japan in São Paulo, he then held several positions at JCI-Junior Chamber International World Headquarters in Chesterfield, St. Louis County, Missouri, USA, holding the position of the Secretary General of the worldwide organization from 2004 until 2013. Kodama is member of the Board of Directors of St. Louis Japanese Language School and member of International Council at University of Missouri, St. Louis. Former Counselor of International Development at Saraya Co. Ltd and worked in the expansion of the group through Latin America and the group relations with WHO-World Health Organization, United Nations and its agencies. He lives in White Plains, New York, USA with his wife Cristina (Brazilian Nikkey Sansei) and have a daughter Naomi who lives in Brooklyn, NY (Nikkey, born in Miami, FL, USA). Currently he is the representative of SARAYA Co. Ltd/Japan for Brazil and Director of 3JP Solutions in São Paulo, Brazil.