Hideto Ogiwara is the Co-founder and CEO of Peacemind Inc., a Tokyo-based pioneer in corporate wellbeing and EAP (Employee Assistance Program) services. He founded the company in 1998 while studying at International Christian University and has led it as CEO since 2018.

Peacemind has supported over 1,400 organizations in Japan and Asia under the mission of “Working Better,” addressing employee wellbeing, stress, and workplace culture. Hideto was named one of “Japan’s 35 Impact Entrepreneurs” by Forbes JAPAN, and is a Certified Employee Assistance Professional (CEAP-I) and Industrial Counselor. He also serves as a founding board member of the Mental Health and Wellbeing Investment Consortium (2025–) and as a committee member of METI’s study group on workplace mental health services (2024).