Naomi at Fidelity International (Japan) leads the APAC Gender Balance Network with 8 leaders across different locations. In her role, she also leads APAC regional collaboration initiatives and supports initiatives to raise awareness on the importance of gender balance, unconscious bias, role models and mentoring. Her initiatives raised the senior women’s ratio through comprehensive talent reviews and development actions and created a more gender-balanced organization. This resulted in the organization earning an “Eruboshi” certification, which the Japanese government awards to companies as a recognition of the company’s efforts to promote women’s inclusion. Naomi has also been involved in 7 organizations outside of her full-time position at Fidelity International to encourage gender diversity, including the Japanese government’s working group and various volunteer groups. In addition to her work for women’s inclusion, she has been actively involved in DEI initiatives for LGBTQ+, Enable, Culture, and Social Mobility.
