INSEAD Global Executive MBA

Yumiko Kusakabe has over 19 years of international banking experience and 17 years focused experience in emerging markets’ development finance. She has experience working with international organizations, international projects, as well as Japanese companies. She has worked at the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) in Washington DC for 15 years, where she led large-scale international financial transactions and financial policy development for IDB. In 2015, she was responsible for developing the India-Japan Infrastructure Partnership initiative for a Japanese company as Chief Operating Officer and developed partnership with Indian companies.

Director for International Business Development for Tokai Tokyo Financial Holdings, Program Director for Innovation Leaders Program at the International Foundation for Information Technology, Advisor for Dentsu Corporation for new business ideation and planning such as its Smart Cell & Design lab.  She is also actively involved in India- Japan business leadership initiatives.  She is the author of weekly report series “Innovation Frontier” for Tokai Tokyo Financial Holdings.