Kenichi Ohmae (大前 研一, Ōmae Ken'ichi, born February 22, 1943) is a Japanese organizational theorist, management consultant, former Professor and Dean of UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs, and author, known for developing the 3Cs model.
In 1997 he went to the United States, where he was appointed Dean and Professor of UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs.
In 2011, he became a Project director for Team "H2O", and coordinated in preparing the report "What should we learn from the severe accident at the Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Plant?"
Ohmae introduced the Japanese management methods to a broad Western audience, a specifically the Toyota practice of just-in-time production.
He also outlined the differences between Japanese and Western companies, in particular: Through his numerous publications, he coined many terms that are still in use today.