After 15 years of working as a financial professional in global companies including Ernst & Young, Merrill Lynch Bank of America and UBS, Risa founded her own business as a professional coach/trainer/facilitator to bring in transformation and change management into individuals as well as organisations.
Risa was certified as an official facilitator of 2030 SDGs Game to bring awareness around sustainability into organizations in Asia. Her facilitation is said to be very powerful and transformative, and has been attended by over 5,000 individuals.
Risa has attained coaching practice with more than 2,000 clients and has featured in various media to talk about leadership, communication skills, work life balance, SDGs, and women empowerment.
Born and raised in Japan, attended university in U.S.A., currently living in Singapore with an Indian/Australian husband and two daughters.