Mr. Motoyuki Yoshihara
Dick and Rosalie Bush Fellow of Economic Warfare
Bio
Motoyuki Yoshihara is the Dick and Rosalie Bush Fellow of Economic Warfare at the Department of Economics and Geosciences and the Institute for Future Conflict. His work as a PhD researcher at Cornell University focuses on using real estate data to elicit people’s true preferences.
A former US Army Ranger, he served as an officer across the tactical, operational, and strategic levels. Motoyuki leverages his intersection of academic theory and international statecraft in practice to advise military and political leaders in making sound policy decisions.
Education
Master of Arts, Applied Economics, Cornell University (2026)
Bachelor of Arts, Economics, UC San Diego (2017)
Bachelor of Arts, Political Science, UC San Diego (2017)
Professional Experience
Dick and Rosalie Bush Fellow of Economic Warfare, U.S. Air Force Academy (2026-present)
Operations Research Systems Analyst, U.S. Army (2022-2026)
Cyber Officer, U.S. Army (2021-2022)
Infantry Officer, U.S. Army (2017-2021)
Honors & Awards
Community Access & Outreach Beyond Cornell Award (2026)
Top 10 ROTC graduate (2017)
Research and Scholarly Interests
Real Estate Finance, Economic Warfare, Urban Economics
Publications
“’Necessary and Sufficient’ in Biology is not Necessarily Necessary – Confusions and Erroneous Conclusions Resulting from Misapplied Logic in the Field of Biology, Especially Neuroscience.” Journal of Neurogenetics, (2018)