Saeko Ujiie

Saeko Ozawa Ujiie is an international business consultant and the Managing Director at SBF Consulting.13 She has an extensive educational background, holding an MBA from Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University, an MA in Sociology and Anthropology of Education from UC Berkeley, and a BA from Waseda University.12

Professionally, Saeko has worked at prestigious financial institutions such as Morgan Stanley, UBS, and Merrill Lynch in London and New York.13 Currently, she serves as an adjunct lecturer at the Graduate School of Globalizing Asian Studies, Kokushikan University in Tokyo, Japan.1

Saeko's expertise spans various areas, including:

1. Corporate venturing and new business development
2. Environmental sustainability in business
3. Entrepreneurship and venture management

She has authored papers and books on topics such as corporate venturing, environmentally friendly product development, and essential management theories for entrepreneurs.1 Her work often focuses on comparing and analyzing strategies of major corporations like IBM and Google, providing insights for Japanese businesses facing challenges in innovation and new business creation.1