Emi Yoshikawa

Emi Yoshikawa, CFA, serves as the Vice President of Strategic Initiatives and Strategy and Operations at Ripple, where responsibilities encompass strategy projects, business operations, market intelligence, and joint venture partnerships, specifically focusing on blockchain technology business development across Asia. In addition to holding board positions at SBI Ripple Asia Co., Ltd. and SBI Remit Co., Ltd., Emi contributes as an official writer for Forbes JAPAN and functions as an adjunct professor at Kyoto University, specializing in blockchain business and sustainability. Emi co-founded and led Blue Jay Energy, Inc., prior to which an MBA from Harvard Business School and diverse educational experiences in finance and language further bolster a robust professional background in business development and operations within the blockchain sector.