Biography: Yukio Kusumoto is the Senior Director of Animation at Sega of America. In his role, Kusumoto oversees the distribution, development, pre-production, and post-production of Sonic the Hedgehog in animation. Prior to joining Sega of America, he served as Vice President of Development & Production at Dentsu Entertainment USA from 2007-2018, where he led the development and production of Monsuno and Mega Man: Fully Charged.