For over 20 years, Ruriko has held various leadership roles in marketing, strategy planning, change management, new business development and research and development. She is also one of the first APAC tribes of the ASCEND programme, joining the facilitation team in 2022. She is currently engaged in a five-year university project for a series of dialogues among global thinkers to pose inquisitive and reflective questions for future leaders.  Previously at J&J, Ruriko led the establishment of a new commercial pharma organisation in Japan, with an annual revenue of USD 370 million and 60 plus people. She defined the mission, vision, strategy, organisation, structure and operation, including the arrangement and evaluation of field representatives, with action-based targets. She learns and practices ancient wisdom, ranging from early scriptures to secular Buddhism, widely recognised for mindfulness.