Alicia Ogawa is a leading authority on Japanese corporate strategy, finance and governance, with decades of experience advising global hedge funds, particularly shareholder activists, alongside institutional investors and multinational corporations on Japan’s financial markets and corporate reform. She began her career in equity research during the Japanese financial crisis, rising to become head of equity research for Japan and later served as a senior managing executive overseeing corporate finance and strategic initiatives.
Alicia has since held senior roles as an advisor, board member and academic leader focused on Japan’s rapidly evolving corporate governance landscape. At Columbia Business School, she ran a project on Japanese corporate governance and stewardship for seven years. She provides strategic guidance to financial institutions, global investors and academic programs navigating the intersection of Japanese markets, regulatory change and global capital flows.
At our firm, Alicia advises clients on Japan-US trade negotiations, broader Japanese trade relations and the growing demand among Japanese companies for sophisticated US policy intelligence and advocacy. Her deep relationships across Japan’s business, financial and policy communities – combined with her unmatched understanding of the country’s corporate and governance ecosystem – make her a uniquely effective partner for clients operating in one of the world’s most complex and strategically important economies.