Yukiko is a partner in McKinsey’s Tokyo office, helping organizations identify business growth opportunities, accelerate growth, and develop capabilities required for the sustainable growth. Prior to McKinsey, Yukiko gained a variety of operational experiences as an entrepreneur, the senior leader of a leading Japanese corporation, and the president, country manager, and board director of various global companies. Most recently, she built an online food ordering-and-delivery business in Japan and grew its restaurant network from 2,500 to over 180,000, as well as increased its gross bookings during her four-year tenure, which helped elevate Japan as a global priority market for the company.
Yukiko is a true advocate of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). She witnessed DEI’s practical positive impact on her past business results and became passionate about having her clients materialize its true value. Yukiko served as a panelist at W20 Summit in 2020, and speaks frequently at events on DEI, career women in Japan, and overall business building.