Ren Stern is a cross-border business expert specializing in identifying global product market fit and delivering business expansion support for companies entering the Japanese market.

Prior to joining SIP Global Partners, Ren supported marketing strategy for Fortune 100 companies and stewarded business development for internal technology products in the US and Japan for IPG and Publicis Group firms. As Director of Business Development at 8th Street Ventures, Ren supported diligence on venture capital and real estate investments and market expansion strategy for various US technology startups and non-profit organizations (Carnegie Hall) entering the Japanese market.  He is fluent in Japanese, English, and French.

Ren received a B.A. in Sociology from Hamilton College in 2013.