Tomoko Yano, CAIA, Chapter Executive

Head of External Management, Aflac Life Insurance Japan

Tomoko Yano is the Head of External Management. She oversees the various alternative investments for Aflac Life Insurance Japan, where she initially joined as the General Manager in the Investment Planning Division. She brings 20 years of diverse experience in finance, including direct lending, private equities, commercial real estate loans, infrastructure debt and equities, and various hedge fund strategies. Her previous experience includes fund research and sourcing at a gatekeeper in Hong Kong and as an equity analyst at hedge funds in Hong Kong and New York. She also worked as a consultant at The Boston Consulting Group. She started her career at presently called MUFG Bank. She received a Bachelor of Laws from Keio University and a Master of Business Administration from Massachusetts Institute of Technology.  She received the scholarship from 100 Women in Hedge Funds/CAIA Scholars and holds the CAIA designation.