Mana Nakazora is the Chief Credit Strategist / Chief ESG Strategist, Vice Chairperson of Global Market at BNP Paribas, Japan. She has a wealth of experience and strong reputation as a top ranked credit analyst and the first sell-side ESG analyst in Japan.

Mana joined BNP Paribas in 2008 and has most recently been the Chief Japan Credit Analyst, Head of Investment Researchfor Global Markets Japan. She is widely recognized by policymakers and has served as a member of several Japanese government bodies. Prior to joining BNP Paribas, Mana spent time working at Nomura Research Institute, Morgan Stanley and JPMorgan. She graduated from Keio University witha B.A. in Economics.

She is appointed to Japan’s Economic and Fiscal Policy Council as the panel’s first female private-sector member in November 2021. She also has worked as a member on various Japanese government panels dealing with fiscal and ESG related affairs including such as Ministry of Finance, Ministry of the Environment, Trade and Industry, Cabinet Office, Government of Japan etc.

She was selected as No.1 of credit analyst ranking of “Nikkei VERITAS” for three consecutive years (2010-2012), and 2015.