Yuko Takano

Senior Investment Manager - Pictet Asset Management

Yuko Takano joined Pictet Asset Management in 2022 and is a Senior Investment Manager in the Specialist Equities team, Co-Lead on the Positive Change strategy.

Prior to taking on her current role, Yuko spent 11 years at Newton Investment Management as a Lead Portfolio Manager on their Sustainable Equity Strategies, where she played a key role in setting up the strategy and launched several funds. This experience prompted her to join and launch Positive Change, which she believes is a natural evolution of Sustainable Investing. Yuko entered the finance industry in 2000 and has previously worked for Morgan Stanley, Joho Capital and Aetos Capital.

Yuko holds a BA in Economics from Keio University and an MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business.