I joined the organization in January 2019 and have been involved in business process improvement and middle office, and am currently in charge of research and promotion of impact investing and impact economy at the Impact Economy Lab. Prior to joining the foundation, I worked for a domestic retail bank and a regional financial institution for more than 10 years, where I was in charge of sales planning, product planning, sales promotion, sales, credit, credit management, and system management comprehensively, focusing on debt finance. In addition, I participated in the launch of the Japanese version of Grameen Bank, a pioneer in social business, and served as its Executive Director. I am a university graduate and have an MBA from a Japanese graduate school. My areas of interest in social issues are opportunity disparity and peace.

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After working for a U.S. NGO and an independent think tank, I worked for a major audit firm, where I was involved in supporting venture companies and entrepreneurial development, open innovation support, and building startup ecosystems. I then moved to a creative company, where I was involved in new business support using technology and design thinking, and building and managing co-creation communities. I joined SIIF in August 2023. In the Impact Economy Lab, I am engaged in creating impact economies through system change research and dissemination and dissemination, and building partnerships with diverse stakeholders in Japan and abroad.

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After graduating from university, I interned at a social venture company in Canada. After returning to Japan, I worked as a corporate sales representative for an automotive parts manufacturer in Europe and Asia. I was transferred to a boarding school and was involved in international career education, and then changed careers, working both in new business development for an education company and in Japan for a U.S. NPO. I established “innovate with,” a design office for transforming people, organizations, and society, in 2015. I am involved in creating an ecosystem that fosters entrepreneurship throughout Japan, while connecting outside foundations and investors with Japanese social entrepreneurs to develop impact strategies, support implementation, and evaluation. I joined the foundation’s Impact Economy Lab in 2023 to connect the world’s knowledge of social change to the Japanese scene. I have a Master’s degree in Social Business and Entrepreneurship from the Graduate School of Political Economy in the UK.

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I am involved in the design of SIIF’s social outreach and engagement, and research for the Impact Economy Lab, drawing on my experience of moving back and forth between social issues and design, public and business, technology and creativity. I specialize in corporate transformation and fostering organizational culture. I have participated in cross-border projects with diverse members at cultural design firm KESIKI and creative studio Whatever. I also run “kras,” a lifestyle brand that mixes traditional handcrafts from Kyoto and Bali to handcraft tea ceremony utensils and other items. I am also a member of the jury for the Good Design Award and New Hope Award, a lecturer at the Design Academy of the Confederation of Indian Industry, and a lecturer at the Creatve Leadership Program at Tama Art University.

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After graduating from university, I studied in Taiwan and then majored in international development at a graduate school in the United States. As an employee of an international NGO, I was engaged in education and impact evaluation projects in rural areas of China. After returning to Japan, I worked in risk management at a foreign financial institute and then at a think tank, where I was in charge of supporting the launch of impact businesses in emerging countries by Japanese companies, research on impact investment, and ESG research. I joined the Foundation in July 2017 and is a partner in the Hataraku Fund, an impact VC fund, and am leading the transition to an impact economy through the Impact Economy Lab, working with global pioneers and industry organizations, identifying practical knowledge, conducting surveys and research, working with the GSG Impact and other communities in Japan, and collaborating with government ministries and agencies.

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I have held marketing positions in local Indian companies and foreign consulting firms, and most recently worked on labor policy at an international organization. At the Foundation, I am in charge of systemic change toward a “new economy” through the Impact Economy Lab. I also lead SIB/PFS projects in project structuring, investment, and policy advocacy, provides management-level hands-on support for social entrepreneurs, and conduct research and media relations on impact investment through the GSG Impact JAPAN. My research themes include: “People-centered and inclusive society,” “Business and the social contract,” and “Citizenship with multifaceted roles (voter, consumer, worker/producer, and investor). I am a cross-border person between theory and practice, between Japan and global, and between public and private sector, enjoy intergrating real field experience into practical knowledge and passing the baton of human beings to the next generation. I hold a MSc in development studies.

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I started my career in managerial accounting at an iron-steel manufacturer, followed by studying in the US and working with a strategy consultancy as well as a start-up company before joining the Foundation in 2019. As the leader of the research and intelligence team, my most important task is to formalize, structurize and systematize the on-site and tacit knowledge of impact investing and impact management, and to figure out valu-added KFS (key factors for success). My motto in my work is “Inspire, impact and innovate Japan”. I asipire to make Japan a front runner in tackling and solving social issues facing us. I hold an MBA degree and USCPA (Initial Certificate).

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After graduating from university, I was involved in product development at a major manufacturer, and then gained experience in strategic consulting and M&A advisory at a foreign consulting firm. Later on, I engaged in venture investment at an IT company’s corporate venture capital and an independent venture capital firm, and joined our foundation in 2018. I am currently active as a capitalist in the social domain. I supported the launch of the Hataraku Fund (Japan Impact Investment Fund No. 2) and investing in and providing business support to Address Inc. Most recently, I have been serving as the project leader of the Hallucigenia Lab, a seed accelerator program for research and development of new resource circulation systems.

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After working for a general publishing company in planning overseas business and domestic and overseas affiliated companies, I established and operated corporate venture capital and built capital and business alliances with venture companies. At SIIF, I manage the Hataraku Fund (Japan Impact Investment Fund II), formulate and disseminate a model for impact measurement and management, and develop new impact investment projects to create precedents and develop practical models for impact investment and impact startup support. I hold an MBA.

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After engaging in sales to develop new enterprise customers at the energy business development department of a major Japanese house-builder, I joined a Japanese startup operating in East Africa as a local intern. After a one-year stay in the region, I worked with a general consulting firm in Japan, where I was involved in research, PMO and cross-border M&A projects on environment, smart city and other urban development topics for central ministries and local governments. As a member of SIIF, I have been responsible for operating the GSG Impact JAPAN and managing the System Change Collegtive project since September 2023, in collaboration with various stakeholders for promoting the impact economy.

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I worked at a government-affiliated financial institution, where I was in charge of small business lending. I was engaged in providing policy-based financing to small businesses that support the local economy and provide support to businesses that are developing the local economy and facing the Corona Disaster. I was also actively involved in building relationships with regional financial institutions and others to find ways to provide business-oriented support. I was also involved in business start-up support and business succession, with a particular focus on the social business sector.
I joined SIIF in April 2023. I was in charge of investment development at Hataraku Fund and management of JVPF projects. I am interested in social business and financial support.

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Director, Fujimura Research Institute, Inc. and External Director, Nissin Holdings Corporation For more than 20 years, I have been engaged in activities to create social impact while pursuing profit among the three different sectors of government, private sector, and public interest through the promotion of international finance, official development assistance, private sector public interest activities, corporate growth support, and sustainability management/impact investment. In recent years, I have been involved in the promotion of impact investment by Japanese financial institutions as a secretariat of the “Japan Impact-driven Financing Initiative,” and as a leader of the Dormant Deposit Utilization System, I support social enterprises mainly in local communities together with financial institutions and other partners.

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Representative Director, Token Express Co., Ltd.
After graduating from university, I joined an independent administrative agency that implements social and economic development in developing countries. I was engaged in development finance practices for Egypt, Iraq, and other countries in the Middle East, as well as investment and loan operations for private companies in projects in the Asian region. Then, after working for a business reform consulting firm for medium to large-sized companies, I established Token Express Co., Ltd. in 2019 to develop services that encourage companies to balance their financial and social values. He has been collaborating with SIIF since June 2020 on the planning and operation of a project to utilize dormant deposits. I hold a Master of Business Administration (MBA).

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After graduating from university and working for a consulting firm, I completed a master’s degree in development studies and worked for about seven years in government agencies in planning, project management, and evaluation of development projects in developing countries. Most recently, I worked in the Sustainability Services Division of an audit firm, where I gained experience in advisory work for corporations and financial institutions, and research work for public agencies. I joined SIIF in 2021 and have been involved in the launch of the “Japan Impact-driven Financing Initiative” and the management of its secretariat, as well as advisory services for impact measurement and management.

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I have worked in marketing and new business strategy and implementation consulting for Japanese companies, climate change consulting for developing country governments, and as a program manager for a non-profit organization supporting social entrepreneurs, and am currently working on several projects aimed at climate change adaptation and achieving social impact I am currently working on several projects aimed at climate change adaptation and social impact.
At the foundation, I am in charge of the Systems Change Collective project and the development of the Blue Finance project, aiming to make examples of investments and businesses that realize social and environmental impact. Originally from Osaka, Japan, I live in the Yatsugatake area. I hold a Master’s degree in Climate Change Studies.

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After graduating from graduate school in 2007, I joined an information communication company and engaged in providing corporate services; in 2018, I established and managed a regional trading company in Murakami City, Niigata Prefecture.
In 2023, I have established an management consulting office in order to realize local innovation through collaboration between management and policy. In the same year, I joined the Japan Social Innovation Initiative Foundation (SIIF). (Regional Revitalization Team, Impact Officer), and received an award for excellence in the “Niigata Entrepreneurship Challenge” sponsored by the Niigata Industrial Creation Organization. I have a Master of Engineering, Master of Business Administration (MBA), and Project Management Professional(PMP ®︎) certification in the United States. I have served as a board member of a non-profit organization (community development and childcare support) and as a member of the Murakami Iwafune Settlement and Self-Sustaining Area Symbiosis Vision Council. I am an Operating Officer of multiple social start-up organizations and also a part time lecturer of an University, faculty of engineering.

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While pursuing master’s degree., I started an non profit organization that provides agricultural support. I launched and promoted several organizations related to solving issues in rural areas, social education, and social investment. After spending last two years of my twenties working for an IT company, I entered PhD. while I experienced pregnancy, hospitalization, childbirth, nursing, and nursing care of a child with chromosomal abnormalities. After returning to school and returning to work, I worked in the Diversity Promotion Office at a local national university before joining the Foundation. I am in charge of hands-on support and impact reports for projects utilizing dormant deposits and the Healthcare New Frontier Fund. I am currently teleworking in a marginalized community on the Sea of Japan coast. My main areas of interest include regional revitalization, group dynamics, and gender. Doctor of Agriculture.

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After working for a food manufacturing company as a sales representative for importing raw materials and distributing them domestically, I worked for a consulting company as a consultant, providing support to the corporate planning department and project management.
At the Foundation, I am in charge of impact investment for the Hataraku Fund, management-level hands-on support for projects utilizing dormant deposits, etc., and impact management for projects supporting single mothers’ entrepreneurship.I am interested in working and learning.

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After working with a Japanese think tank where Nayuka was involved in supporting financial institutions in offering corporate evaluation and sustainable finance from the lenses of ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance), work style reforms and women empowerment, she switched to a consulting firm where she proactively executed
sustainable strategy formulations for private-sector companies as well as reserach and PoC projects for government agencies, with the aim of realizing both social and economic values.
After joining SIIF in April 2024, Nayuka has been engaged in the System Change Collective Project and the SIIFIC Wellness Fund operation with the aspiration to solve social issues on a profounder level using system thinking methodologies.

After working for a major Japanese general trading company, I was seconded to the Japan Center for Economic Research, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), and the World Bank before being appointed Director of International Affairs at the Nippon Foundation in 2001. In 2014, at the request of the Japanese government, I was appointed as the G8 Task Force for Impact Investment Japan Private Sector Representative and a member of the GSG Impact Japan National Advisory Board. After becoming President of the Sasakawa Peace Foundation in 2016, I established the 10-billion-yen Asian Women’s Impact Fund at the Sasakawa Peace Foundation and became the new Chair of Executive Committee of SIIF in June 2020.

I joined the Nippon Foundation in 1991. I worked on civic themes such as reconstruction support activities after the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake, solving mobility difficulties for the disabled, and strengthening NPO support centers. Later, I was in charge of the planning department, organizational development and human resources. After the Great East Japan Earthquake, I was appointed as the leader of a task force set up within the foundation, and was involved in a number of support projects in collaboration with social entrepreneurs and the government. In 2017, I founded SIIF. I hold a Master’s degree in Business Administration. I am a lecturer at Globis University Graduate School of Management and a board member of Benesse Children’s Fund.

After retiring from the Bank of Japan, I worked for a private company before becoming the Executive Director of the Foundation. As the director in charge of general affairs, I will create a bright and healthy organization where everyone can work with peace of mind, so that the diverse human resources gathered at the Foundation can do their best to solve social issues.

After graduating from university, I worked for a major Japanese general trading company and obtained a master’s degree in international development from a graduate school in the United States. While in graduate school, I participated in an internship at the Pakistan office of an impact investment fund. After returning to Japan in 2011, I joined The Nippon Foundation, where I worked on various projects including the Japan Venture Philanthropy Fund, Social Impact Bond Project, and GSG Impact JAPAN Domestic Advisory Committee. In April 2017, I established the Foundation as a spin-out from the Nippon Foundation and became its Executive Director, leading the planning and promotion of impact investing in general.

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I was involved in the plastics-related business for more than 30 years at a general trading company, and later served as an internal auditor and auditor. Plastic is often treated as a bad thing because of marine debris, however, it is actually very useful in improving the global environment by making cars and airplanes lighter, wind power turbines, solar power components, etc. At the Foundation, I would like to engage in work that will help solve social issues and preserve the natural environment for our children and grandchildren’s generations.