Ms. Kazuko Nakada established actuali inc. in 2020 to provide consultancy services in marketing and communications for startup companies and financial institutions. She serves as an independent outside director for several organisations and is a member of the 8th Consumer Commission under the Cabinet Office of Japan.

​She previously served as Managing Director and Chief Communications Officer at Lifenet Insurance Company and held executive leadership positions at GABA Corporation and Starbucks Coffee, Japan, where she led the brand’s national launch and expansion. Earlier in her career she worked at Dentsu Young and Rubicam.

Ms. Nakada is a graduate of Sophia University and author of Create a Brand Loved by 100,000 People! (Toyo Keizai, 2012).