Having worked for UNICEF and Save the Children in less travelled places like Somalia and Afghanistan, Shunsuke recently returned to Tokyo. He currently works for JICA to improve the learning experiences of children and youth around the world.

Takuya worked for PwC Japan’s Audit and then Consulting Divisions before becoming CEO of Social Venture Partners (SVP) Tokyo in 2011. He is a member of the board of Katariba, a Tokyo-based nonprofit, and heads a group called Social Management LLC. His hobbies are travelling, kick-boxing and surfing.

Fumi has been pursuing her passion for developing innovative ways to solve social issues throughout her career, from an international development organization (Plan China), a French Bank (Dexia), a think tank (the Japan Research Institute) to her current role with the Japan Social Impact Investment Foundation. Her other passion is enjoying life with her husband and their young son.

After completing Master’s Program at Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, University of Pittsburgh, Mami started her career in the nonprofit sector. She has management experience in various international development projects in the field of gender, public health and food security in Asia and Africa, during which she also served as Executive Director of the international nonprofit organization. She practices meditation and loves to visit local shrines for her stress management.

Noriko has extensive experience in career consulting, human resource development, and communications and is a qualified international master of “Food as Medicine”, sommelier and vegetable sommelier professional, all whilst bringing up two children!Associate Certified Fundraiser.

After graduating from the art university of Hiroshima City, 11 years of experience working in brand marketing and creative of kate spade new york. With life work of “connect the world through curry”, Misa learns and introduces spice dishes from Asia and South America.

After exploring around the world as a cabin crew, Mayu dedicated to Edtech field at Recruit. Having experienced sales, planning, business development..etc. With her passion for nature, starting her own business related to the forests of Japan as well as working in Earth Company to make this world a better place.

Having worked in HR for Japan Co. Ltd (now Softbank Telecom), Tomoko moved to the US to study at Columbia University’s Graduate School of Education. She then moved into leadership development and is now focused on developing the two young leaders that are her children – an excellent case study right at home. Associate Certified Fundraiser.

Yuri is a music book editor based in Kanagawa, Japan. She majored in Ethnomusicology at Tokyo University of the Arts. She has been planning, editing, and promoting music books for a music publishing company for 15 years. She mainly works on academic and educational materials. She has also made books for children. The books she has worked on have won several awards including the Suntory Prize for Social Sciences and Humanities. Having studied at a business school for working women, and being a mother to two wonderful kids, she is interested in women’s empowerment.

Ako is in charge of Impact Academy in Bali. She specializes in Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) and has been involved in creating time to learn from each other for diverse generation. She would like to continue to challenge the creation of diverse ESD unique to Bali.

Keigo Arai, a facilitator based in Japan, adeptly manages various topics and group sizes, ranging from one-on-one interactions to groups of up to 30 people. At the heart of his work is the art of dialogue. Keigo derives satisfaction from guiding individuals to connect with their inner selves through meaningful conversations, facilitating the discovery of new personal insights. He cherishes those moments when participants express heartfelt sentiments during the dialogue process.

After graduating from the Waseda University, So has joined Earth Company. He had been engaged as a volunteer in Indonesia and studied at Universitas Indonesia as an exchange student. His hometown is Hokkaido, but he will take any opportunity to put on his backpack and travel around Asia! So is also a certified fundraiser in Japan.

DeAndre is a purpose driven development and communications professional. For nearly five years he has helped oversee and develop initiatives to nurture a generation of young Balinese changemakers, striving to make our world sustainable. DeAndre holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, with a focus in financial audit, where he learned to uphold transparency, honesty, and credibility in his career. Through his work, DeAndre aspires to make a positive impact on the environment and the people of his beloved home and planet earth.

Tya experiences bringing ideas and concepts into realization and enjoys the end-to-end process. She has been executing events and running programs through different organizations that focus on sustainability, education and entrepreneurship over these past five years. Being born and raised in Bali, she hopes to introduce Balinese and Bali-based heroes that are doing amazing impactful things on the ground through Impact Academy programs.

Anya was born and raised in Jakarta. She studied in Trisakti University in Jakarta majoring in Accounting. She started her career as an accountant in Jakarta for 5 years and then decided to moved to Ubud in 2010. She worked for 4 years as Finance & Administration Manager in Balispirit group before started as a freelance accountant. Now she works as freelancer for 3 different companies in hospitality business.

Ninette Saraswati is a graphic designer and photographer based in Indonesia. She does her creative explorations through art direction, graphic design, and photography. She specializes in creative direction, brand identity, graphic design, editorial, and photography. Throughout her career, she worked with an array of work types, she spent years crafting digital campaigns and production at technology companies, including in the field of fashion brands, F&B industry, and community organization. She aims to create meaningful works that are aligned to make a big positive impact to the culture, community, and environment.

Gheston originally comes from the eastern part of the Indonesian Archipelago, the Maluku island, but is currently living in Jakarta. He has been working in the hospitality industry for quite some time, starting the experience in operations, but for the past 10 years, he has been focusing on and handling the Human Resources department.

He is very happy and excited to join the Earth Company/Mana Team in Bali. He loves nature, especially the ocean. Knowing the Earth Company and Mana are actively supporting and practicing sustainability, eco-conscious, and social responsible actions like meeting his life's passion. Bali has always been like a second home for him. He loves watersports so much, mostly ocean activities like surfing, windsurfing, etc.

Dias previously worked at Putri Island Resort, the Thousand Islands, North Jakarta, as an accounting assistant and front office staff for 3 years. Now she is at Earth Company as an accounting assistant with Anya as her supervisor. Dias is from Bali and lives in Bali. Her life is full of challenges, but when we get through it, we'll learn a lot. From Earth Company, she learned how to love our Earth the same way we love ourselves. Surrendering all cases to the universe and God is the best way to live happily.