TEAM
Satoko Kobayashi
- Managing Director
- Administration

- Profile
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Ms. Kobayashi joined Advantage Partners in September 2025.
Prior to joining Advantage Partners, she was the COO of the Investments Group at BlackRock Japan. In her role, she oversaw non-investment operations, including regulatory compliance and the development and implementation of business strategies. In May 2025, she was honored with the “COO of the Year” award at the Women in Finance Asia Awards. Prior to that, she worked on sales for fixed income securities at HSBC (London) and oversaw asset-liability management (ALM) and liquidity management for MUFG Bank (London). She began her career at Citibank Japan. Ms. Kobayashi holds a BA in Economics from the University of Tokyo and an MBA from Kingston University.