Emi Yoshikawa is the VP of Strategy & Operations at Ripple, where she leads the company’s business operations, JV partnerships and strategy projects. She is also an adjunct professor at Kyoto University’s Graduate School of Advanced Integrated Studies in Human Survivability (GSAIS) as well as a founding core member of its Blockchain Research Center, where she drives blockchain research collaboration between industry and academia. Emi also serves as a board member for MoneyTap, Inc. Earlier in her career, she managed the development of investment analytics solutions at MSCI. Emi was selected as one of the Most Influential Women in Bay Area Business by San Francisco Business Times in 2021 and also as one of the Top 100 Most Inspirational Women in Web3 by Unstoppable Women of Web3. Emi holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and is also a CFA charterholder.