Kenji Govaers

Kenji Govaers is a strategy consultant and entrepreneur with a career spanning business transformation, institutional governance, and early-stage innovation. After nearly two decades at Bain & Company, advising global clients on growth and organizational change, he recently co-founded NyuuLy, a digital platform improving access to essential services for foreign residents in Japan. He is also an active angel investor, supporting mission-driven startups. Kenji serves as a Board Member at UWC ISAK Japan, an international school focused on global leadership, and as Vice Chair of the Board of Councillors at OIST, a leading science and technology institute in Japan. A French national of Japanese descent, he has lived and worked across Europe, the US, and Japan. He is also a co-founder of Asia Society Japan, promoting cross-cultural dialogue and collaboration. Fluent in English, French, and Japanese, Kenji enjoys travel, long-distance endurance races, and the ongoing challenge of finding new passions.