About
Junko Van Norman is Chief of Staff at Yamaha Motor Ventures, supporting the firm's leadership team. She first joined in July 2019 as an Executive Administrator and rejoined in March 2022, bringing administrative and operational experience from supporting executives at retail and high-tech companies as well as government officials. She studied fine art at Waubonsee Community College and graphic art at Cal State East Bay, and completed apprenticeship training in the makeup/wig and costume departments at San Francisco Opera.
Experience
- Yamaha Motor VenturesChief Of Staffcurrent2022 — presentPalo Alto, California, United States
- PARC, a Xerox CompanyExecutive Assistant2021 — 2022Palo Alto, California, United States
- Yamaha Motor Ventures & Laboratory Silicon Valley, Inc.Executive Administrator2019 — 2021Palo Alto, California
- Bimbo Bakeries USAExecutive Assistant2017 — 2019Denver, CO
- Hospitality Company (Confidential)Personal Executive Assistant to CEO and Founder2014 — 2017San Francisco, CA
- Shinnyo-en FoundationOperations Manager / Project Manager2007 — 2014San Francisco, CA
- Charles Schwab and Co., Ltd.Project Manager2006 — 2007San Francisco
Skills & more
Illustration11Fine Art12Photography8Art6Graphic Design4Oil Painting2Visual Arts1Nonprofits1Online Marketing2Painting1Contemporary Art1Email Marketing1
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CatalogsNon-profitsClient ServicesCustomer ServiceCorporate CommunicationsProject ManagementEvent PlanningBusiness DevelopmentPhotoshopInDesignMicrosoft OfficeMicrosoft ExcelLanguages English · Japanese
- Human Resource and The Law
From Junko's professional profile.
Colleagues at Yamaha Motor Ventures
Anish Patel
CIO & COO at Yamaha Motor Ventures
Daniel Barth
Principal at Yamaha Motor Ventures
George Kellerman
General Partner at Yamaha Motor Ventures
Hajime Aota
Chairman at Yamaha Motor Ventures
Kei Onishi
Chairman at Yamaha Motor Ventures
Keita Nakanishi
CEO at Yamaha Motor Ventures
Masa Shinomiya
Senior Mechanical Engineer at Yamaha Motor Ventures
Nolan Paul
Partner at Yamaha Motor Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Junko Van Norman?
- Junko Van Norman is Chief of Staff at Yamaha Motor Ventures, supporting the firm's leadership team. She first joined in July 2019 as an Executive Administrator and rejoined in March 2022, bringing administrative and operational experience from supporting executives at retail and high-tech companies as well as government officials. She studied fine art at Waubonsee Community College and graphic art at Cal State East Bay, and completed apprenticeship training in the makeup/wig and costume departments at San Francisco Opera.
- Where does Junko Van Norman work?
- Junko Van Norman is Chief of Staff at Yamaha Motor Ventures.
- Where did Junko Van Norman go to school?
- Junko Van Norman studied at California State University - East Bay (Graphic Art); Kryloan (Certificate, Special Effects & Theatrical Makeup); Waubonsee Community College (Art History, Fine Art).
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