Raiki is the co-founder of ImaginEx, a Japanese-based program that equips students and educators with life-long learning skills. He was one of the founding team members of Japan’s first fully residential high school and Japan’s only United World College - UWC ISAK Japan. At ISAK he was the Summer School Director and a facilitator of ISAK’s mindfulness + design-based leadership curriculum.
Raiki has worked as a researcher in hepatitis-C vaccine development, spent several years as a professional Japanese taiko drummer in Ondekoza, and holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Human Biology from Brown University. He has held workshops and classes for over 7,000 students in 40 different cities around the world.