Tomoko Ueda

Managing Director, Asia Pacific Chief Operating Officer at BlackRock

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Tomoko Ueda, Managing Director, is the Chief Operating Officer for the Asia Pacific region, overseeing business management, Finance and Corporate Strategy & Development teams. Ms. Ueda drives regional growth priorities and key development projects, such as the APAC 2030 strategy. Ms. Ueda and her team partners with business leaders regionally and globally to deliver growth, drive connectivity, promote operational efficiency and oversee risk & controls in the Asia Pacific region.

Prior to BlackRock, Ms. Ueda was Senior Corporate Officer and Global Head of Strategic Planning & Management Information at Nikko Asset Management, where she oversaw M&A, joint-ventures and partnerships for 9 years. Prior to that, she was Managing Director, Equity Capital Markets at Merrill Lynch Japan Securities, after serving Morgan Stanley as Head of Equity Capital Markets.

Ms. Ueda holds MBA from Stanford University Graduate School of Business and BA/MA from University of Pennsylvania.