About

A graduate of the School of Education, University of Tokyo, Ms. Kishimoto founded the forerunner to the foundation, NPO Public Resources Center, in 2000. 

She assumed her current position in 2013, following work at a private-sector think tank and studies in the US. Her present work involves, among other areas, the development of socially minded capital flow, including donations, NPO funding and social investment, as well as CSR. In addition to membership in the Cabinet Office of the Government of Japan's Joint Societal Development Advisory Committee, she serves as director of several non-profit organizations, including the Japan Fundraising Association and the Japan Association of Charitable Organizations.