Yoko brings operational experience as a product leader at seed, venture-backed and public companies to her search practice at True. As a partner who sits at the intersection of True's Product, Data & Technology and GEMS (Games, Entertainment, Media and Sports) practices, Yoko has led searches in sectors ranging from consumer internet, marketplaces, social media and all things GEMS.
Prior to True, Yoko led the San Francisco business at The MitchelLake Group, a boutique executive search firm headquartered in Sydney, Australia.
Yoko holds two bachelor degrees (anthropology and psychology) and a Master of Business Administration from the University of California, Los Angeles.
Yoko lives in San Francisco with her husband and twins
Since an early age, she has been a competitive runner, increasing her distances over the years from track and field events to multi-day ultramarathon trail adventures
Most early mornings, you can find her trail running with her friends and dog
