Kiriko Honda is the Interim Chief Representative Officer for Japan; Head of Business Engagement, Japan at the World Economic Forum, leading regional strategy for Japan and responsible for the engagement of all the stakeholders in Japan. Prior to joining the World Economic Forum, Kiriko worked as Director for strategy and business management for Investment Baking Division at Deutsche Securities Inc, Deutsche Bank Group, and held positions in strategy, corporate planning, business management at Mizuho Securities Inc/Mizuho Financial Group, Abeam Consulting.

DEA (MPhil) in International Relations, L’Institut d’Etudes Politiques de Paris (France); MA in Management, Graduate School, Waseda University; WHU Koblenz-School of Management (Germany); BA in International Trade and Finance, Waseda University.