Kaori Kabata is a Senior Research Analyst at the Investment Company Institute, focused on Asia Pacific policy and regulatory issues and global analytics. Prior to joining ICI, Kaori served as a Client Service and Reporting Advisor at Neuberger Berman, where she provided client support, communications, and reports to East Asian institutional investors on investment strategies, portfolio performance and analysis, and market outlooks. Kaori also has experience working at Morgan Stanley, Clifford Chance, Ropes & Gray, and Anderson Mori & Tomotsune. Kaori holds an undergraduate degree from Keio University and a dual master’s degree from Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs and the University of Tokyo's Graduate School of Public Policy. She is fluent in English and Japanese.