Yumiko Noda

Yumiko NODA is a Partner of PwC Advisory, leading Infrastructure and Public-Private-Partnership (PPP) practice. She also leads Cities Solution Centre in Japan as well as Cities Infrastructure Solutions Centre for PwC Global, located in Singapore.
She is recognized as a pioneer who introduced PFI/PPP concepts into Japan and contributed to the development of Japan’s PFI/PPP market, advising on policies and implementation of pathfinder projects.

Between 2007 and 2009, she served as Deputy Mayor of Yokohama City. She spearheaded the initiative for strengthening the city’s competitiveness, including promoting PPP, nurturing civic price, and exporting Yokohama’s “urbanization” experience to Asia.

Between 2010 and 2011, she was senior fellow at Tsinghua University Japan Research Centre, Beijing, China. Her other career includes a project finance banker working in Tokyo, London and New York.

She is a member of Urban Solution Advisory Panel, Centre for Liveable Cities in Singapore as well as World Cities Summit Young Leaders. She also serves as a member of Cities Development Initiative for Asia, based in Manila, Philippines. Domestically, she serves many public positions, including “Board of Directors at Keizaidoyukai”, Japanese executives’ business association, “Council for Transport Policy” of Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, “Future City Initiative Committee” under Cabinet Secretariat Government of Japan, “Trade Committee” under Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry. She is a founder of Cities Solutions Alliance Research Program.

She holds MBA from Harvard University and BA from Tokyo University.

Now she serves as
Partner
Head of PPP and Infrastructure, PwC Advisory
President of Cities Solution Centre (Tokyo)
Leader of Cities Infrastructure Solutions Centre (Singapore)