PROFILE

Dr. Jackie F. Steele is a trilingual Canadian political scientist, speaker, author, and longtime Japan resident who has taught at leading universities in Canada (UOttawa, SFU) and Japan (UTohoku, UTokyo, Nagoya Law) over the last 15 years. As CEO of enjoi Japan KK., Jackie shares her passion for the power of thought diversity and social diversity as drivers of innovation, when designed and supported with equity and psychological safety in mind. enjoi Japan KK aims to be a bridge partner sharing Canadian expertise on diverse citizenship, inclusive decision-making, public policy and diverse talent mobilization with Japan-based, global-minded leaders.
For over 20 years Jackie has been guiding grassroots organizations and public/private sector policy leaders in the creation of policy solutions that place diversity, gender equality, and inclusive innovation at the heart of organizational culture. Jackie has represented Canadian civil society thought leadership on diverse women’s equality to the UN Commission on the Status of Women (2008/2009), and served as gender/diversity advisory for the UN international Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction (2015).
Jackie teaches disaster risk governance in the Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies, Sophia University, and in her volunteer life, she leads the Global Diversity Management Committee as a Governor of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce in Japan, is President of FEW Japan Association (supporting women’s empowerment), is a proud Angel Investor with SheEO Canada, and she is supporting the next generation of intersectional feminist leaders as the Strategic Advisor of WomEnpowered International (UTokyo).