ABOUT

Noelle Takahashi is an emerging leader for women’s empowerment and leadership. She is passionate about making social change as a political leader advocating for women’s rights. In 2015, Noelle was selected to participate in the Women in Public Service Project (WPSP) at the Wilson Center, which was created by Hillary Clinton. In 2014, the East-West Center selected her to be part of its New Generation Seminar and the Changing Faces Women’s Leadership Seminar. In 2013, the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo and the U.S.-Japan Council selected her as a mentor for the TOMODACHI Women’s Leadership Program. Kazuo Inamori, the Founder of Kyocera, selected her as an Inamori Fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) since 2013. She was chosen to participate in executive programs at the Harvard Kennedy School, and the Women’s Campaign School at Yale Law School. With her learning from JWLI, she has also been devoting her time to serving various nonprofit organizations.