Akiko Kitahara

Akiko Kitahara is the CFO and Deputy CEO of WARPSPACE Inc., a space startup. They previously served as an Executive Director at Credit Agricole CIB, where they specialized in providing derivatives products and were actively involved in women's initiatives and anti-plastic projects. Akiko has extensive experience in the banking industry, having held various roles at Credit Lyonnais and BT Asia Securities, as well as freelance work as a Clinical Artist focused on mental and age care through art. They are also a certified 2030SDGs Card Game facilitator and an affiliated financial planner. Akiko graduated from Aoyama Gakuin University with a degree in International Economics.