About
A working life across time zones, sectors, cultures, types of organizations and ways of working
I'm Tomoko Matsukawa, founder of TMatsu. I'm based in New York and originally from Tokyo, and for two decades I've worked across sectors, languages and cities. This is where it comes together.
Tomoko Matsukawa · Founder & CEO · New York
Who I've worked with
Based in New York, I've worked with people and organizations across 12 time zones.
Paths crossed
I often took the less traditional choice.
Partly out of curiosity, partly because of people I met along the way, and partly serendipity.
A mentor, a future boss, a peer: each widened how I saw things.
Those choices gave me the ability to listen for, and try to understand, people and organizations I had never worked with before, and to co-create value with them.
- Investment bankingHR / OD consultancy and nonprofit work
- Finance & consultingan M.Ed., not an MBA
- After the master's programfreelancing instead of full-time
- Employee (W-2)independent practice
- Clearly defined roleswork that is harder to name
- TokyoNew York, while staying connected to Japan
Background
Two decades across sectors
This is where I practiced that kind of value co-creation.
Corporate & Business
- Goldman Sachs – Finance
- GLOBIS – Organizational learning & leadership
Startups & Education
- Quipper – EdTech, global product & learning
- CoachEd – Leadership development & coaching
- USJC / TOMODACHI – Leadership development
Social Innovation
- Acumen – Fellowship design, leadership development
- esse-sense – Knowledge tech & ecosystem building
- UNICEF – Internal mentoring program
- JANPIA – Grant judge
- ETIC – Japan–US communication
Community
- +Acumen Chapter Global Network – Volunteer network supporting Acumen’s mission (20+ cities at its peak)
- JWN – Japanese women professionals in NYC — 300+ members, 60+ events
Education +
- Zicklin School of Business, Baruch College – Executive M.S., Human Resource Management
- Harvard Graduate School of Education – M.Ed., Technology, Innovation, and Education
- Cornell University – B.S., Design & Environmental Analysis
Certifications +
- Associate Certified Coach (ACC) (International Coaching Federation)
- Certified Facilitator for “Managing Complexity” in Japanese (Minerva Project)
- Certified Professional in Talent Development® (ATD)
- Certified Upbuild Coach®
- Co-Active Coach® Training (CTI)
- PQ Coaching Grant Program (Positive Intelligence)
- Mental Health Literacy for Coaches (Institute of Coaching)
The people behind TMatsu
It was never done alone
TMatsu is grounded in a strong circle of advisors and board members who bring lived wisdom in leadership, coaching, organizational development, and systems change. They serve not only as experts, but as thought partners who challenge, support, and co-reflect as the work evolves.
Advisors
Marica Rizzo
Director of People, Talent & HR at Educate!
Greta Cowan
Leadership Coach, PCC
Shunsuke Majime
Founder at Racoosa, LLC · Organizational Development Specialist
Abdullah Saqib
Director of Strategic Growth & Partnership at NICE Global Impact
Board members
Yoko Kobayashi
Staff Attorney at New York Legal Assistance Group · Board Member of Human Rights Now-New York
Yuko Watanabe
Senior Advisor at Greenmantle · External Director of Cybozu · Freelance writer
Mami Cho
Social Change Producer · Board Member of Human Rights Now-New York
Collaborators
Sometimes the right answer is more than me.
I work closely with other solopreneurs and independent practitioners. When a project calls for more, I bring in people I trust, so the client gets more than any of us could offer alone.
Most useful conversations begin before anything is figured out.
Whether you're here for yourself or for your organization, the most useful step is a conversation.
Available in English & 日本語