Biography:
Kyoko Ii joined the US-Asia Technology
Management Center at Stanford University in September 2006,
dispatched by Kumamoto Prefectural Government, Japan. She
previously was a corporate affiliate visiting fellow
at Shorenstein Asia Pacific Research Center at Stanford
University for 2004-2006. Since 1999, she has worked for the
Industrial Recruitment and Location Division of the Kumamoto
Prefectural Government in Japan, with a mission to promote
foreign direct investment into the region. In this capacity, she
has worked with foreign companies who succeeded in establishing
operations in Kumamoto. Prior to this position, she worked at
the Kumamoto Prefectural Government in international affairs,
planning, welfare, and distribution. Kyoko Ii has received B.A.
and M.A. degrees from Tokyo University of Foreign Studies. Kyoko
Ii is serving as President for Silicon Valley Japanese English
Toastmasters Club (SVJETS) from July 2006.
