Junko currently serves as the Head of Japan at MetLife Foundation and the Head of CSR at MetLife Japan where she focuses on financial inclusion and youth empowerment. Since her initial career at McKinsey, Junko has been helping businesses, governments and institutions around the world to thrive. At Acumen, she worked in Ghana with GADCO, a vertically-integrated agri-food startup. Junko holds a B.A. in International Relations from the University of Tokyo and an M.P.A. in Economic Development and Management from Columbia University SIPA. She loves traveling, drawing, dancing and eating.