Makiko Safken

Makiko Safken is an experienced contracts administrator currently working at Via Licensing Corporation since July 2011. Prior to this role, Makiko served as a royalty financial analyst at VIZ Media from August 2009 to June 2011, where responsibilities included evaluating license agreements, preparing royalty reports for a wide range of products, and ensuring compliance with contractual terms. Makiko's earlier career includes positions at Mizuho Corporate Bank Co., Ltd. in Tokyo as an import letter of credit staff and as a general office clerk at Mizuho Bank Co., Ltd. Additionally, Makiko held a temporary support engineer position at TEDI Inc. in Tokyo. Academic credentials include a Bachelor of Science in Business with a concentration in Accounting from San Francisco State University and an Associate of Arts in English Linguistics from Aoyama Gakuin Women's Junior College.