PROFILE

Ms. Kaori Sasaki is the founder & CEO, ewoman, Inc., a well-known diversity expert, a best-selling author, and a sought-after commentator who appears regularly in the Japanese media.

Through her work as a diversity expert to companies throughout Japan, she saw the need for a system to measure and reward companies for their diversity efforts. In 2018, she inaugurated the “Diversity Index”, which measures the diversity of corporations for use in their business strategies. She is also chair of THE BOARD, Japan’s female outside board network. She has served on numerous corporate boards over the years. Conscious of her civic duty, she has also served on over 20 high-level councils including the Regulatory Reform Council of the Cabinet Office and the Equal Participation Council (appointed to both by the Prime Minister). She was a member of the W20 Steering Committee and an executive board member of the Tokyo Organizing Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (Tokyo 2020). Awards: Honorary Doctorate from Elmira College, NY, USA, Entrepreneur Special Award from New Business Association, Best Innovative Company of the Year, Stevie Award, Best Mother Award, BVLGARI’s Avrora Award.