Yoriko is Director of the Global Research Network, a Fellow at the Royal Society of Arts, Research Associate at SOAS, Governor for the Network for International Law Students, member of the Global Animal Law Expert Group, an Advisory Board member of the Animal Studies Journal and on the Board of Minding Animals International. She is a Series Editor for Anthem Press and on the editorial board of the Journal of Human Rights and the Environment.
​She lives in England with her beloved partner, three sons, three hens, and two cats.​
​
​Dr. Yoriko Otomo BA/LLB (Hons) PhD (Law) (University of Melbourne) is a world-class scholar and teacher. A published author with over 27 peer-reviewed publications and an expert on interdisciplinary research. She has given over one hundred public talks and is frequently invited to speak and to coach students and academics around the world.
 
“My mission is to empower the next generation in a new era of education. Through disciplined, one-to-one coaching, my clients get first-class support to achieve their goals. By nurturing exceptional talent, I aim to help each student become a leader in their field.”
  
She spent her formative years in international settings, moving between continents and schools as her parents pursued their work. While she relished discovering the world, it was rarely easy.
 
“I faced concrete challenges from an early age, having to adapt to new cultural and academic environments frequently. Over time, I discovered a recipe for academic survival and then success. Now the time has come to share these secrets with those who want to thrive in a globalised world.”
 
Yoriko went on to have a successful academic career, with multiple scholarships, awards, prizes and fellowships. Her doctorate at Australia’s top law school was published as a monograph by Oxford University Press. At a young age, she became tenured faculty at SOAS, University of London and was most recently a Visiting Fellow at the University of Oxford. Yoriko has taught and examined at world-class universities in the UK and Australia, with her students going on to establish dream careers. She was endorsed for an ‘Exceptional Talent’ visa by the British Academy, and lives in the UK.

​“This is a new era for education:
​Personalised teaching, globalised content, and nurturing individual connections that lead to extraordinary achievement."