Nori Kawazu

Nori joined Brierley+Partners in 2015 and has held the position of President of Brierley+Partners Japan since 2017. She also serves as a Member of the Board for Brierley+Partners Japan as well as the Senior Managing Director of Global Business Development for Brierley+Partners. She began her career with Nomura Research Institute, Ltd. (NRI) in Tokyo where she served as a senior consultant on a variety of management consulting projects for both the business and consumer sectors. Throughout her career, Nori has specialized in consumer insights, marketing strategy and branding strategy with a focus on Japan, China, India and the countries of Southeast Asia. In her most recent role before joining Brierley, Nori led NRI sales and planning teams in the IT Solutions Division as a group manager. In this position, she made significant contributions to customer relationship building and account management. A graduate of the University of Tokyo, Nori was also selected as a member of the Statistical Commission of the Statistics Bureau and Cabinet Office for the government of Japan in 2008–2009.