Yuki Takegawa

Yuki joins the Ford Dorsey Master’s in International Policy program, concentrating in cyber policy and security, after more than five years at Japan’s Ministry of Finance. Most recently, she represented Japan in G20 working groups on the global financial safety net and cross-border payments, and managed Japan’s engagement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), including the Article IV consultation and Executive Board decisions. Previously, Yuki contributed to a range of legislative amendments, notably those implementing FATF standards on crypto-assets (to prevent sanctions evasion) and the OECD Two-Pillar international tax framework. At Stanford, she studies how cyber risk and geopolitical tension affect macro-financial stability, and how governments can cooperate to manage the resulting risks under strategic competition. Yuki holds a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Tokyo, where she completed an advanced program in public finance and economics.