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Yoko Okano

Foster School of Business
University of Washington
Box: NA
Seattle, WA 98195

Yoko Okano

Affiliate Instructor of Entrepreneurship

Education

BA Stanford University (1995)

Academic Expertise

accelerators
business analytics
entrepreneurship
go-to-market
investing
operations management
product management
project management
strategy
venture capital

Positions Held

Founding Partner, First Row Partners
Advisory Board Member, Find Ventures
Angel Investor Core Team, Grubstakes
Seattle Angel Conference: Fund Manager (XIV), Participant (X, XI, XIII, XV), Sponsor (XVI, XVIII)
Strategic Partnerships, Google
Product Marketing, Smartwhere
Director of Product / Advisor, Actively Learn (acquired by Achieve 3000)

Honors and Awards

Investor Champion, Female Founders Alliance 2019

Courses Taught

ENTRE 595 Venture Planning & Execution
UW Jones + Foster Accelerator Welcome Week Bootcamp