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Mari Kumagai

Senior Research Director • Japan

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Tokyo, Tokyo 100-6113
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Mari Kumagai

Senior Research Director • Japan


Professional Expertise

Mari joined the firm as Head of Research & Consulting in Japan in October 2021.  Previously, she was a Vice President, Global Research & Strategy department at LaSalle Investment Management, where she was responsible for formulating an investment strategy and updating local market views through internal research reports and investor presentations customized to an investment mandate for various institutional funds. Mari has over 22 years’ experience in servicing global institutional investors as equity / credit / institutional property investment research analyst at major financial institutions, including PIMCO, Citigroup and UBS. She has been ranked for the accuracy of her equity research covering both financial services and real estate sectors in Japan. As a credit analyst at Moody’s, she also led the rating processes for sub sovereign entities and government related entities in Japan.

Mari received a Master of Business Administration in Finance from UCLA Anderson School of Business and a Bachelor of Laws from Keio University. She started her career as a Certified Public Accountant covering various U.S. tax scheme for Japanese investors in late 1990s.

 

Education

Master of Business Administration, UCLA Anderson School of Business, Nozawa (Panasonic U.S.A.) Scholarship recipient
Bachelor of Law, Keio University

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