Yumiko Murakami serves as General Partner at MPower Partners, Japan's first ESG-focused venture capital fund. After graduating from university in Japan, she moved to the United States to pursue graduate studies at Stanford University. Her first job out of school was with the United Nations, where she worked in Barbados, Cambodia, and New York. After earning an MBA from Harvard University, she worked in the investment banking industry for nearly 20 years, primarily with Goldman Sachs in New York, London, and Tokyo. Before launching MPower Partners in 2021, she spent seven years at the OECD (Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development) as the head of its Japan office. In this role, she was involved in economic policy development for various government entities. She currently serves as a member of the Prime Minister's Economic Panel, as well as several ministries.