We are pleased to welcome the following new members to the Council (joined in June 2025):
Hawaii
- Kelli Kao (Honolulu, HI)
Vice President, J.P. Morgan & Co. - Frederik Mareels (Honolulu, HI)
Investment Banker, J.P. Morgan - Seiichi Nagai (Honolulu, HI)
Founder & CEO, CivicNexus
Japan
- Katie Gray (Tokyo, Japan)
Administrative Management Assistant, Japantown Task Force - Robert Nakamura (Tokyo, Japan)
Citi County Officer & Banking Head for Japan, Citigroup Japan Holdings G.K. - Michael Omoto (Tokyo, Japan)
Engineering Manager, Google Japan - Alex Wise (Tokyo, Japan)
Corporate Audit Officer, Bank of America Securities Japan
New York & Vicinity
- Cecil Brooks (Bronx, NY)
Founder & CEO, Blue Ridge Strategies - Yujin Chung (New York, NY)
Software Developer, Meta - Akiko Yamahara (New York, NY)
General Counsel, Citi Global Wealth
Southern CA & Southwest
- Byron Gill (San Fransisco, CA)
Managing Partner, Indus Capital - Albert Lee (Los Angeles, CA)
Chief Operating Officer, Mochi Foods - Jon Shibata (Los Angeles, CA)
Senior Vice President, Bank of America
Washington, DC & Vicinity
- Chiaki Nakajima (Arlington, VA)
Founder & CEO, Blue Ridge Strategies - Kazuma Parkinson (Washington, DC)
Government & Public Service Consultant, Deloitte