Vanessa Ishikawa
About Vanessa Ishikawa
Vanessa Ishikawa is the Network Growth Team Leader at EcoVadis in San Francisco, California, with extensive experience in customer engagement, onboarding, and international business.
Current Title and Role
Vanessa Ishikawa currently serves as the Network Growth Team Leader - AMS at EcoVadis in San Francisco, California, United States. In her role, she leads strategies and initiatives to enhance network growth, applying her extensive experience in customer engagement and onboarding.
Professional Experience at EcoVadis
Vanessa Ishikawa has a comprehensive career at EcoVadis, with a range of roles showcasing her evolution and expertise. She started as a Supplier Engagement Junior (2017-2018), transitioned to Customer Engagement Associate (2018-2020), and then to Senior Customer Onboarding Associate (2020-2022). After that, she moved up to Network Growth Deputy Team Lead, a role she held from 2022 to 2024. Her continuous promotions within the company highlight her significant contributions and leadership capabilities.
Previous Roles and Responsibilities
Before her extensive tenure at EcoVadis, Vanessa Ishikawa worked at the Embassy of Brazil in Washington, D.C. as a Trade Promotion and Investment Advisor from 2015 to 2017. She also served as a Research Assistant at the Brazil Industries Coalition (BIC) in Washington D.C. from 2012 to 2014. These roles allowed her to develop a keen understanding of international trade and investment as well as research methodologies supporting Brazilian industries.
Educational Background
Vanessa Ishikawa holds a Bachelor of Science in International Business from The Ohio State University Fisher College of Business, where she studied from 2008 to 2011. Her educational foundation in international business has provided her with the knowledge critical for her various roles in trade promotion, investment advising, and network growth management.
Expertise in Customer Engagement and Onboarding
Vanessa Ishikawa has extensive experience in customer engagement and onboarding, having held multiple roles in these areas at EcoVadis. Her career path within the company, from Customer Engagement Associate to Senior Customer Onboarding Associate, reflects her deep understanding and capability in managing customer relationships and ensuring successful customer integrations.