Tracy Gopal

Japan’s 2026 AGM season marked a quiet but unmistakable shift in how leadership, talent, and board composition are understood in Japanese corporate governance. For years, discussions about women on boards in Japan focused almost exclusively on numerical targets — how many women a company had, whether it was moving toward the 30% benchmark, and how Japan compared with global peers. A decade ago, the appointment of a single prominent woman to a board was considered a milestone. Today, Mercari...

At the International Corporate Governance Network (ICGN) conference, industry leaders gathered to discuss the state of corporate governance.

Forbes interview with Tracy Gopal discussing how board diversity drives Japan’s corporate growth and governance.