Partner
Eri Kakuta is a Partner in the Strategic Advisory Group at PJT Partners, based in New York.
Ms. Kakuta has over 25 years of investment banking experience across various business sectors in the U.S., Asia, and Europe and was formerly the Head of Cross Border Coverage for financial services at Deutsche Bank. Prior to Deutsche Bank, Ms. Kakuta spent more than a decade at Goldman Sachs where she advised financial institutions on strategic M&A globally and held a number of leadership positions including Global COO of the Financial Institutions Group and Secretary to the Investment Banking Division Client and Business Standards Committee.
Before joining Goldman Sachs, Ms. Kakuta began her investment banking career as an Analyst at Morgan Stanley based in the New York and Tokyo offices. She was active across a wide range of investment banking businesses including M&A, equity and debt financing, risk management, and principal real estate investing.
Ms. Kakuta serves on the board and the Executive Committee of the Japan Society in New York City and is a member of the US-Japan Council. She holds a BA from Sophia University (Jochi Daigaku) in Tokyo and an MBA from Harvard Business School.