Portfolio Manager and Analyst

Megumi is the Deputy Manager of the Chikara Japan Alpha fund as well as an investment analyst, covering Japanese equities. She started her career in 2006 , when she joined the Bloomberg London Graduate Trainee programme in Analytics. In 2007, Megumi moved to a sales role at Japaninvest London (since acquired by Haitong Securities), focusing specifically on Japanese small and mid-sized companies. After various analytical roles within research houses, Megumi returned to the Japanese equities market in 2011 as a Japanese equities saleswoman at SMBC Nikko, moving to Nomura International in 2015. Following this she joined Norinchukin Bank as a credit analyst in London in 2017, thereafter she joined Chikara Investments LLP in 2018. Megumi graduated from Nihon University with a BA degree in Economics. Thereafter, she attained an MA in Japanese Studies from London University (SOAS) as well as an MPhil in European Studies from Cambridge University.