Where does Ken Suzuki work?

Ken Suzuki is HR Advisor at Woven Capital.

Where did Ken Suzuki go to school?

Ken Suzuki studied at Thunderbird School of Global Management (MBA, Corporate Finance); Waseda University (BS, Human Sciences).

Ken Suzuki

Investor

HR Advisor at Woven Capital

Tokyo, Japan

About

HR Advisor with two decades of cross-border HR, finance, and executive advisory experience. He joined in 2025, having previously been a partner at Heidrick & Struggles Tokyo and Head of HR Japan at BlackRock.

Experience

KS Assessments LLC代表current2025 — presentTokyo, Japan
Woven Capital, Toyota's Growth FundAdvisorcurrent2025 — present
Freelance独立コンサルタントcurrent2025 — presentTokyo, Tokyo, Japan
Heidrick & StrugglesPartner2019 — 2024Tokyo, Japan (Atago Green Hills MORI Tower 25F)
Russell Reynolds AssociatesConsultant2017 — 2019Tokyo
Egon ZehnderConsultant2011 — 2017Tokyo, Japan
BlackRockHead of HR-Japan2009 — 2011Tokyo, Japaqn
BlackRockCFO & Head of HR - Japan2008 — 2009Tokyo, Japan
BlackRockHead of HR-Japan2006 — 2008Tokyo, Japan
BlackRockChief Administrative Officer (BJL/BNGI)2004 — 2006Tokyo, Japan
BlackRockBusiness Finance Officer for Japan1999 — 2004Tokyo, Japan
American ExpressSenior Financial Analyst1995 — 1999Tokyo, Japan
American ExpressSales Representative1992 — 1995Nagoya, Japan

Skills & more

Leadership AssessmentFinancial ServicesLeadership Advisoryファイナンス人事 (HR)リーダーシップ開発

Languages 日本語 · 英語

Hogan Assessments認定 — PERSOL Research and Consulting Co., Ltd.
Motivating and Engaging Employees — LinkedIn

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Colleagues at Woven Capital

Alissa Schneideman

Associate at Woven Capital

Ayano Kase

Investor at Woven Capital

Betty Lee

Principal at Woven Capital

Chris Starkey

Head of Finance at Woven Capital

Christopher Heiser

Venture Advisor at Woven Capital

Daniel Yoo

Marketing Partner at Woven Capital

Don Ochoa

Partner, Portfolio Success at Woven Capital

Emiko Hori

Ops & Admin Manager at Woven Capital

Frequently asked questions

Who is Ken Suzuki?: HR Advisor with two decades of cross-border HR, finance, and executive advisory experience. He joined in 2025, having previously been a partner at Heidrick & Struggles Tokyo and Head of HR Japan at BlackRock.
Where does Ken Suzuki work?: Ken Suzuki is HR Advisor at Woven Capital.
Where did Ken Suzuki go to school?: Ken Suzuki studied at Thunderbird School of Global Management (MBA, Corporate Finance); Waseda University (BS, Human Sciences).