APT Women ACCELERATION PROGRAM IN TOKYO FOR WOMEN

Mentor

Haruko Kawashima

Institute of Women’s Leadership Inc.
Founder, CEO
Haruko Kawashima

Master of Business Administration (MBA), Waseda University. After studying in the USA, worked as secretary to Mayor Shimizu on global projects such as the 2002 FIFAW Cup in Japan and Korea, and dealing with top leaders in Japan and abroad; since 2007, has been involved in executive development for listed companies in the IT, automotive and financial industries; in 2014, became the Japanese representative of a European educational organisation. In 2015, she established the Institute of Women's Leadership (IWL), a company involved in advisory, women's leadership development and executive development for public offices and listed companies. She is familiar with the global standard DEI and is renowned for her consulting services that enable solutions to issues unique to the Japanese market. Advisor to Tokyo Electron DEI (Diversity, Equity & Inclusion). External director of Yamano Holdings Ltd. External director of HUGE Co. Director of the Board of Directors of the Corporate Directors Training Institute (BDTI).