Rika Saito

Rika Saito is an accomplished professional with extensive experience in government affairs, economic analysis, and marketing, particularly in the fields of technology and space industries. Currently serving as the Government Affairs Manager and in the CEO Office at LocationMind since December 2021, Rika previously held significant roles such as Commercial Officer at the Embassy of Sweden and Project Manager for GNSS.asia/Space.Japan at the EU-Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation. Rika's earlier career includes positions as Economic Analyst at the Embassy of the United Arab Emirates and Senior Commercial Specialist at the Foreign Commercial Service of the American Embassy in Tokyo. Rika has also held various marketing management positions at IBM, EC Factory.com, and Alcatel-Lucent. Rika holds a Bachelor's degree in Economics from Keio University and an MBA from Boston University's Questrom School of Business.