Yumi Mera Kuwana
Harvard Business School
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Yumi Mera Kuwana is an innovator, educator, and entrepreneur with over 31 years of experience. She is the Founder and President of Global Citizens Initiative Inc. (GCI), a global social enterprise. Yumi's expertise lies in strategy, portfolio management, hedge funds, and private equity. She has a unique perspective to cross-cultural exchange and has a passion for helping young leaders. Yumi's personal journey has helped GCI, Inc. launch its Summit and Educator's Seminar, which has been a flagship program for the organization. She is passionate about helping others and believes in the power of helping others.
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Yumi M. Kuwana is an innovator, educator, and entrepreneur. (www.yumikuwana.com) She is the Founder and President of Global Citizens Initiative Inc. (GCI), a global social enterprise (NPO) with a mission to engage, educate, and empower youth with the appropriate tools and skills to thrive in the 21st century as action-oriented changemakers. The GCI Summit and Educator’s Seminar is the flagship program for the endeavor, which has been hosted at the Harvard Faculty Club in Cambridge, MA and in Tokyo, Japan.Having spent half her life in Japan and half in the U.S, Yumi adds a unique perspective to issues of cross-cultural exchange. Her exposure to two different educational systems and engagement with people from around the world has profoundly shaped who she is today. Life was not easy; she was bullied for being different and constantly tried to assimilate and blend in, rather than acculturating and picking the best of both cultures. It was only as an adult that she started to embrace and appreciate both countries and cultures, finding her unique identity. Her personal experience combined with her husband’s, and their desire to raise their three children to be bilingual/bicultural, led to a research-based discussion paper, “How to Nurture our Next Generation of Global Citizens.”Yumi’s personal journey has been the catalyst to launch GCI, Inc. She loves the Summit as it touches teen lives around the world, giving them a chance to interact with peers from all walks of life, exposing them to thought leaders and experts, and providing them with unique opportunities to make a mark in this world. She is genuinely interested in knowing them and their journeys along with assisting them. Yumi is passionate about GCI because the rewards of helping others are much greater than helping herself. She receives so much joy and happiness by helping young leaders. This is truly Yumi’s passion and calling in life.Prior to GCI, she worked on Wall Street at Bear, Stearns & Co. VP and Morgan Stanley. She received her undergraduate degree at the University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School of Finance, and attended Harvard Business School for her MBA. She serves on the Board of Councilors at Okinawa Institute of Technology and the International Advisory Panel of the Bhutan Institute of Happiness, and has been active in her community through the Columbia University WHO Center for Global Mental Health Council, Greenwich Women’s Roundtable and YWCA, Hackley School, Phillips Exeter Academy, the US-Japan Council and Brown University's President Leadership Council.
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Yumi Mera Kuwana's Professional Milestones
- Director (1999-01-01~2003-01-01): Developing and implementing strategic initiatives to drive organizational growth and enhance organizational performance.
- Founding Principal (2004-12-01~): Established a successful company through effective leadership and commitment towards sustainable growth.
Education
Management,
Master Of Business Administration,
Masters
1990-1992Skill
Entrepreneurship
Strategy
Portfolio Management
Hedge Funds
Private Equity
Alternative Investments
Venture Capital
Investments
Mergers And Acquisitions
Finance
Equities
Valuation
Due Diligence
Asset Management
Capital Markets
Asset Allocation
Financial Modeling
Investment Strategies
Start Ups
Asset Managment
Investment Banking
Certification
Colleagues
Megan Campbell
head of classics at cargilfield school
Emily McCabe
manager programs and operations at global citizens initiative gci
Jacqueline Christal
project management | logistics and operations | software implementation | data analysis | budget management | marketing | training and mentoring
Kathryn Taylor
equity-minded program director inclusion leader & coalition builder | engaging learners in global citizenship
Maya Kinsman
Manager Programs And Communications
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