Since creating AJ Advisers in 2001, Andy has helped leading US internet technology companies such as Glam Media and Rubicon Project start their businesses in Japan. Through AJ Advisers he manages a RTB trading desk which focuses on higher value programmatic trading and assists Japanese companies to access new global marketing technologies. Prior to establishing AJ Advisers, Mr. Meyers was involved in various transactions in Japan, including overseeing an initial public offering (IPO) for DoubleClick Inc. 's Japanese subsidiary and helping to launch DoubleCick's Abacus subsidiary in Japan. From 1994-1996, he served as Special Adviser to the Ambassador to Japan, Walter Mondale , and way back in his early Japan days worked at an izakaya restaurant in Kyoto.