Yoriko Kishimoto (CA)
Former Mayor (Palo Alto, CA)
2004: Leadership Academy for Elected Officials
Biography
Yoriko Kishimoto immigrated to the United States from Japan with her family as a young child. She was an avid reader and student, and went on to earn her bachelors degree from Wesleyan and an MBA from Stanford University. After school, Yoriko served as a management consultant for technology entrepreneurs on both sides of the Pacific for twenty years, helping new businesses launch global partnerships. She also co-authored The Third Century: America's Resurgence in the Asian Era, a groundbreaking book on America's strength as an open economy and diverse society during a time of great change.
Yoriko served as Mayor and on the Palo Alto City Council for seven years. Yoriko also served on the Board of Directors for Santa Clara County's Valley Transportation Authority and the Bay Area Air Quality Management District, which oversees clean air regulations for the region's nine counties. She is chair of BAAQMD's Climate Protection Committee and a member of its Joint Policy Committee.
Yoriko currently resides in Palo Alto with her husband Lee Collins and daughters Maya and Sarah Collins.
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