Kate Stevenson is an experienced policy researcher and analyst. Before joining the company, she covered areas including Japanese diplomacy, domestic and international disaster relief, crisis response and civil-military coordination. At GR Japan she has specialised in healthcare, driving work on major health and pharmaceutical accounts. She also contributes to accounts in the fields of energy and social resilience.

Kate holds a BA in Asian and International Studies from Griffith University (Australia), an honours degree in Asia Pacific Studies from The Australian National University and an MA in International Cooperation from the University of Tokyo. She is fluent in Japanese and has lived in Japan for nearly ten years.