Nobuko Tabata is a Partner at Egon Zehnder and advises Japanese and multinational companies on corporate governance and talent strategy, including CEO succession, executive assessment and development. She is also active in the firm’s family business practice.
Before joining Egon Zehnder, Nobuko worked with McKinsey & Company. Previously, she was in a management position within her family-owned business. Nobuko has also taught at TAC Co., Ltd., Japan’s leading school for CPAs, and has worked as an auditor for Ernst & Young ShinNihon LLC. She also served as Manager for the Japan Gender Parity Task Force at the World Economic Forum.
Nobuko has a Bachelor of Economics from Keio University, an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University, and is a certified public accountant.
Nobuko Tabata
Adjunct Associate Professor
- Management Consulting
- Self Leadership – Aspiration and Pragmatism
Partner, Egon Zehnder
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