Keiko Honda has served as an independent Director of the Recruit Holdings’ Board since 2022. She is highly experienced in corporate management, financial economics, ESG, and is currently an Adjunct Professor and Adjunct Senior Research Scholar on ESG investing at Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs, a position she has held since 2020. Keiko began her career at Bain & Company Japan in 1984. In 1986, she joined Shearson Lehman Brothers Securities Co., Ltd., and later joined McKinsey & Company. Keiko became the first female senior partner in the Asian division, where she advised on corporate strategy and M&A for 24 years since 1989. Keiko was appointed Executive Vice President in 2013, and served as CEO and Executive Vice President of Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency of the World Bank Group from 2014 to 2019.
June 2022
Independent Director* of Recruit Holdings Co., Ltd.
June 2021
Independent Board Member* of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.
March 2020
Independent Board Member* of AGC Inc.
January 2020
Adjunct Professor and Adjunct Senior Research Scholar* at Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs
October 2019
Retired from Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (World Bank Group)
June 2014
CEO and Executive Vice President of Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (World Bank Group)
July 2013
Executive Vice President of Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (World Bank Group)
July 2007
Senior Partner of McKinsey & Company
July 1999
Partner of McKinsey & Company
July 1989
Joined McKinsey & Company, Inc. Japan
May 1986
Joined Shearson Lehman Brothers Securities Co., Ltd.
April 1984
Joined Bain & Company Japan, Inc.
Unless otherwise stated, position refers to Recruit Holdings Co., Ltd. *Current position