PeopleofSuperintelligence

Company, Japan

Panasonic

Includes Matsushita Information Technology Laboratory, Panasonic Technologies and Yohana.

Statistics

People here now
1
People ever
8
Citations of current people
12,200
Median h-index of current people
47
Full moves in and out
2 in, 5 out

Our research follows 7,547 researchers, builders, lab leaders and public voices through cited biographies. Missing career records can lower counts. Outdated roles can overstate current counts and change ranks. Citation figures count 1 of the 1 people here now. People whose OpenAlex record may be incomplete or mixed are left out. Publication numbers from OpenAlex, as of 22 October 2026. Career and profile data as of 22 October 2026.

We estimate that 8 people shaping AI have worked at Panasonic, including 1 (13%) here now and 7 with former affiliations. Among 3,344 companies, Panasonic is tied for 76th by all-time people and tied for 179th by current headcount. Computer vision leads 4 areas of expertise (4 of 8 people with profile topics). In dated work stints through 2025, active headcount peaked at 3 people in 2002 and stood at 2 in 2025. Across dated career transitions, we record 2 full moves in and 5 out.

Active work stints peaked at 3 people in 2002 and stood at 2 in 2025.Annual estimates from 2002 through 2025. Each person counts once per year with a dated work stint; degrees and undated roles are excluded.

A stacked column chart of our yearly estimates at Panasonic from 2002 to 2025. Each person counts once in each year with an active work stint.

Source: People of Superintelligence dated career stints, as of 22 October 2026.

Data table
YearOtherPeople
200233
200322
200422
202111
202211
202311
202411
202522
From 2023 to 2026, 3 people left and 0 joined, a net loss of 3.Latest recorded transition per person, 2023–2026 (3 full moves and 0 roles taken alongside existing work).

A list of people who joined or left Panasonic from 2023 through 2026, with the year and move type.

Joined

No recorded moves.

Left

Source: People of Superintelligence career moves, as of 22 October 2026.

Data table
YearPersonDirectionOther organizationMove type
2026Jinhong K. GuoLeftLockheed MartinFull move
2026Yoky MatsuokaLeftAnalog DevicesFull move
2026Yutaka MatsuoLeftUnited NationsFull move

Compared with peer companies, Panasonic ranks higher on all-time headcount (tied for 76th of 3,344) than on current headcount (tied for 179th); 7 of its 8 all-time people are former affiliations. Across work histories (excluding degrees), 8 of the 8 people who have worked at Panasonic (100%) also held a work role at another organization, connecting Panasonic to 43 peer institutions. The 1 current person with a confident OpenAlex author record (Yutaka Matsuo) has 12,200 citations and an h-index of 47 (tied for 202nd among 511 counted companies).

Google and University of Tokyo share the largest career overlap with Panasonic: 2 people each.Organizations where people with work records at Panasonic also worked at any time in their careers (8 people across 43 organizations; degrees excluded).

A ranked chart shows 5 organizations with people who also have work records at Panasonic. Each count is a distinct person with work stints at both organizations.

Source: People of Superintelligence affiliations and work stints, as of 22 October 2026.

Data table
OrganizationShared people
Google2
University of Tokyo2
AI Strategy Council1
Analog Devices1
Apple1

People here now

The 1 person with a current role at Panasonic is a researcher. Earlier in their career, that person held a work role at another organization. 1 current person also holds a concurrent affiliation outside Panasonic.

People with former affiliations

We record 7 people who formerly worked at Panasonic. 7 of the 7 have a recorded current role at another organization. Across the 5 former people with confident OpenAlex records, combined career citations total 57,688 (median h-index 41).