Naoko Kasai, a graduate of Lancaster University Management School (Masters in Organisational Learning), is a qualified industrial counselor and career-consultant. After 15 years working for three investment banks (Barclays, JP Morgan, Macquarie), mainly as an IR professional, Naoko switched to the field of higher education. She started working as a designated mentor for the MEXT-sponsored special program at the Tokyo Institute of Technology. She then became a higher education career advisor and has accumulated more than 3,000 consultations with both Japanese and international students. In addition to her role as ICS CSO Director, Naoko is a part-time lecturer for Career Development Literacy at Tokyo Institute of Technology.