Emiko Higashi

Emiko Higashi was the founder of Wasserstein Perella & Co., Inc., founded in 1988, serving as Director from 1988 to 1994.
Ms. Higashi was the founder of Gilo Ventures LLC, founded in 2000, serving as Chief Executive Officer from 2000 to 2002.
Ms. Higashi is the founder of Tomon Partners LLC, founded in 2003, serving as Managing Director since 2003.
Ms. Higashi is the founder of Tohmon Capital Partners LLC, founded in 2003, serving as Managing Director since 2003.
Current jobs include Independent Director at Rambus, Inc. since 2017, Independent Outside Director at Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. since 2016, Director at Tara Health Foundation, and Independent Director at One Equity Partners Open Water I Corp.
since 2021.
Former jobs include Managing Director-Investment Banking Division at Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. from 1994 to 2000, Director at InvenSense, Inc. from 2014 to 2017, Independent Non-Executive Outside Director at Sanken Electric Co., Ltd., Director at TeraHealth, Inc., Outside Director at MetLife Insurance KK from 2016 to 2019, Chief Financial Officer & Director at Zeptor Corp.
from 2013 to 2017, Director at Zen Research, Inc., Independent Director at KLA Corp.
from 2010 to 2025, and Associate at Lehman Brothers, Inc. from 1985 to 1988.
Education includes undergraduate studies at International Christian University and an MBA from Harvard Business School.