Candidate for
Council Member; City of Palo Alto

PERSONAL

Married, two children. Born in Japan; Palo Alto resident since 1988.

OCCUPATION

Management consultant

EDUCATION

B.A. Wesleyan University M.B.A. Stanford University Graduate School of Business

COUNCIL SERVICE

• Elected to City Council, 2002
• Member, Finance Committee, 2002, 2003, 2005
• Chair, Policy and Services Committee, 2004
• Alternate, Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG), 2002, 2003
• Alternate, Avenidas, 2002
• Liaison, California Avenue Area Development Association (CAADA), 2005; Alternate, 2002
• Liaison, Palo Alto Housing Corporation, 2002, 2003
• Member, Council/CAO Ad Hoc Committee, 2004, 2005
• Alternate, Santa Clara County Bond Advisory Committee, 2002
• Alternate, Utilities Advisory Commission, 2002, 2004, 2005
• Chair, Valley Transportation Authority Policy Advisory Committee, 2005; delegate, 2002; Vice-Chair, 2004
• Liaison, Stanford University, 2003, 2004, 2005
• Alternate, Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG)+ CalFed Task Force, 2003, 2005
• Alternate, League of California Cities, Peninsula Division, 2003
• Alternate, Santa Clara Valley Water District, Northwest Flood Control Zone Advisory Committee, 2003, 2004, 2005
• Alternate, San Francisquito Creek JPA, 2005
• Delegate, Santa Clara County Cities Association, Legislative Committee, 2003, 2004, 2005
• Member, City/School Liaison Committee, 2005
• Liaison, Public Art Commision, 2005

• Chair, Palo Alto Comprehensive Plan Transportation Committee, 1992-1997
• President, Palo Alto Civic League, 1996-1998
• President, University South Neighborhoods Group, 2001
• Treasurer and Trustee, Hidden Villa, 1993-1999
• Girl Scout Leader 1994-2000
• Leadership Midpeninsula, Class 2000

• Founder and president of international consulting business, 1982-present (on leave)
• Author, internationally published book, The Third Century: America's Resurgence in the Asian Era (Crown Publishers, 1988).
• Organizer, Presidio Energy Workshop ("Japan-US Perspectives on a Sustainable Energy Future").
• Co-founder and member of executive committee, Alliance Forum, San Francisco and Tokyo. 1985-1996.
• Stanford University, Northeast Asia Forum. 1980 -1981
• Research Fellow, Nomura Research Institute, Kamakura and Tokyo. 1979 -1980
• Publisher, Biotechnology in Japan Newsservice, 1982 -1993
• Columnist, "New Business", Nikkei Sangyo Shimbun, 1987 - 88