Akiko is a seasoned strategic advisor with extensive experience in professional services. For almost two decades, she has advised companies across a range of sectors on their most pressing issues.

She joins Brunswick after a 15-year career at PwC’s Strategy&, formerly Booz & Company, where she was a Partner and on the Oversight Boards of PwC Japan and other PwC APAC entities. Prior to this, Akiko served in senior roles at McKinsey & Company. A trained lawyer, she also held senior Legal and Compliance roles with J.P. Morgan and Credit Agricole.

Akiko received a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Tokyo and a Master of Laws from Columbia Law School.