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Top SchoolArisa Toyosaki is a board-level leader and entrepreneur with 11 years of experience at the intersection of finance, consumer tech, and blockchain. She co-founded and led Cega, a DeFi derivatives startup focused on smart contracts for exotic options, and currently serves on the board of the Japan Blockchain Association after advising the organization on regulatory engagement and education. Earlier roles include product marketing at Google working on Search, Lens and AR, and equity derivatives at UBS, giving her rare fluency across product, markets, and emerging crypto infrastructure. She also founded a consumer-focused beauty chain in Tokyo, demonstrating an ability to turn user insights into scalable businesses across very different industries. Based in Singapore with a Computer Science and Economics background from Northwestern, she blends technical literacy with strategic leadership in regulated and fast-moving domains. Colleagues know her for translating complex financial and technical concepts into pragmatic roadmaps that drive adoption and policy dialogue.
11 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
The American School in Japan
Shanghai American School
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Computer Science and Economics, Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Computer Science and Economics at Northwestern University
English, Japanese, Chinese, Shanghainese