Heather Prosser is a Director at EY Japan focused on the global business development for one of Japan’s biggest Insurance companies. She connects and empowers the global EY team to bring the best EY services to the client their group companies. Heather started her career in EY Japan by helping to build the Climate Change and Sustainability Services (CCaSS) practice in 2015 and was involved in the overall management, development and market impact of this business. With clients Heather focused how institutional investors are pushing companies for better disclosure and reporting on non-financial risks. She brought her experience in Investor Relations to the topic of sustainability to better merge business and stakeholder interests and create practical solutions for companies. In CCaSS Heather built a business service which focuses on helping Japanese companies understand and mitigate their Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) risks.
Prior to working with EY in Japan she worked in business development for financial services and real estate focused firms in Asia, living in both Hong Kong and Tokyo. Heather has experience doing projects in Japan, Hong Kong, Australia, Vietnam, and Singapore. Heather is American and began her career in venture capital in Silicon Valley. In early 2001 she moved to Japan and has been focused on building, launching and expanding small businesses.
Heather has over 15 years of combined experience in the financial services industry in Asia, including advisory, strategy, operations, business development, fund raising and investor relations. She serves as a Board of Governor for the American chamber of Commerce, Japan (ACCJ) as well as the ACCJ Sustainability Chair (2021). Additionally she is an Executive Committee member with the British Chamber of Commerce (BCCJ) since 2018. Heather also volunteers as a board member for ShineOn! Kids, a Japan-based charity focused on supporting children with long term illnesses, and has been a regular guest presenter on NHK’s Cool Japan since 2007.