Mieko Nakabayashi

Mieko Nakabayashi, Ph.D. is a Professor of Political Science at Waseda University and President of the Tokyo Foundation. A policy leader with experience in both the United States and Japan, she spent nearly a decade on the staff of the U.S. Senate Budget Committee before serving as an elected Member of Japan’s House of Representatives (2009–2012). She holds a Ph.D. in International Public Policy from the University of Osaka and an M.A. in Political Science from Washington State University. She is a frequent media commentator in Japan.