ABOUT

東京大学卒業後、外資系コンサルティングファームへ入社。３年間の勤務を経て、共同経営者で代表の小沼大地とともにNPO法人クロスフィールズを設立。現在、ビジネスパーソンを途上国のNPO等に派遣する“留職”を軸に事業を展開し、NPOとビジネスが協働し、社会の課題を解決する社会を目指している。

Yuka Matsushima has a B.A. in economics from the University of Tokyo. Her background includes internships with projects such as Friends Without a Border in Cambodia and launching a fundraising program with Save the Children Japan while working as a management consultant with Boston Consulting Group in Tokyo. Yuka is the co-founder and chief operation officer of CROSS FIELDS, an organization that operates an international volunteering program, sending Japanese corporate employees to organizations in Asian countries. Since its inception in May 2011, the organization has expanded its partnership to 10 Japanese companies, through which she has managed approximately 30 projects in three years. During the JWLI program in Boston, Yuka learned how to enhance her understanding of the philosophy and mindset needed to lead her organization to have inherently greater impact on society. Specifically, she focused on leadership skills as a woman manager. Her vision is to facilitate active participation of private sector professionals in community work through supporting social sector organizations to address such needs as earthquake disaster reconstruction, aging society, low birthrate, and expansion of income disparities. In 2016, Yuka was invited to attend the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, as one of the representatives of the Japanese social sector.