Seiichi Matsuo has been president of Nagoya University since 2015, and is the founding chancellor of Tokai National Higher Education and Research System established in 2020. He began his career at Nagoya University School of Medicine as an instructor in 1986, and eventually became a professor at Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine (2004-2015). He also served as vice president of Nagoya University (2009-2015) and as director of various Nagoya University affiliated institutes, such as Nagoya University Hospital (2007-2013), Center for Preventive Medical Engineering (2011-2015), Headquarters for Industry-Academia-Government Collaboration (2012-2015), and Institute of Innovation for Future Society (2014-2015).