Ema Tanaka

Ema Tanaka is an experienced marketing professional currently serving as the Growth Marketing Lead at Canva since September 2023. Prior to this role, Tanaka founded and led Travelr Inc. as CEO from July 2019 to September 2023, focusing on workation programs in Japan aimed at entrepreneurs and digital nomads. Tanaka has a strong background with Uber, where involvement included serving as Marketing Consultant from August 2017 to June 2023, contributing to brand marketing and co-marketing partnerships, and as the first Acquisition Marketing Manager for Uber Eats Japan, achieving significant user and partner growth. Previous roles include Strategic Account Manager at Twitter, managing large client accounts, and Digital Marketing Manager at Rakuten, overseeing digital strategies across diverse business sectors. Tanaka holds a B.S. in Travel Industry Management and a B.A. in Chinese, both from the University of Hawaii at Manoa, and has further studies at Peking University.