Yuko Kawamoto（President of National Personnel Authority）
Yuko is President of National Personnel Authority, appointed by the cabinet in June 2021 with parliamentary consent and imperial attestation. She started her career at the Bank of Tokyo and worked at McKinsey & Company in Tokyo and Paris for 16 years. After that, she was a Professor at Waseda University from 2004 to 2021 teaching ‘Corporate Governance’ and ‘Financial Systems’ to Japanese and foreign students. When she was a professor, she served as a board member to more than 20 companies. Her career, consists of public sector, private sector of both Japanese and foreign capital and academic world, is very rare and valuable in this country. She has spearheaded comprehensive reforms in her capacity as a corporate director as well as a member of various government committees, including the privatization, regulatory reform and as National Public Safety Commissioner supervising National Police Agency. In her three years as President, she has been successful in the various reforms, such as improving the recruitment of new graduates and experienced personnel, correcting long working hours and increasing the flexibility of work style. She has consistently served as a role model for women. She has held numerous positions where she was the first woman to do so, including being the first female director of Japanese Mega bank, paving the way for future generations. Yuko holds a BA degree in Social Psychology from University of Tokyo, and a Master degree in Development Economics from Oxford University.