Barbara Adachi
Asian-American business pioneer
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| Field | Value |
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| name | Barbara Adachi |
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| nationality | Japanese American |
| occupation | Consulting Partner at Deloitte until her retirement in June of 2013 |
| known_for | She was the first Asian-American woman as a principal at the Deloitte office. |
| notable_works | *Honored as part of the Working Mother's Hall of Fame |
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- Named a "working hero", by the Professional Business Women of California
- Named one of the most influential women in San Francisco by the San Francisco Business Times from 2003 to 2008 and 2011 to 2012
Barbara Adachi is an American businesswoman. She retired from a 23-year career at Deloitte on June 1, 2013, where she served as a board member and a consulting partner.
Personal life and education
Adachi is a third-generation Japanese American. She studied at the University of California, Santa Barbara, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts. She is married to Ted Adachi and the couple have one daughter. They live in San Francisco, California.
Career
Adachi's first job was at a health insurance company, working as a secretary, and then as its first woman sales representative. She then worked at five other companies, before joining Deloitte in 1990. After establishing a human capital practice for Deloitte in San Francisco, she became a principal in 1995, the first Asian-American woman in that position. In 2001, she was promoted to leader of human capital for the western region, and in 2008, she became national managing principal for the Initiative for the Retention and the Advancement of Women of Deloitte. She was a consulting partner for Deloitte, and also served on the board.
In 2008, Adachi was inaugurated into the Working Mother's Hall of Fame. She has served on the board of numerous organizations, including the Girl Scouts of the USA.
Adachi has published work in Forbes.
References
References
- "Barbara Adachi Principal, Deloitte Consulting LLP - Retired Clayman Institute Advisor". The Clayman Institute for Gender Research.
- (28 April 2008). "Women Worth Watching: Barbara Adachi".
- Cassell, Heather. (13 January 2009). "CEO Moms: Barbara Adachi, Deloitte LLP". The Glass Hammer.
- (2010). "Organizational Behavior: Science, The Real World, and You". Cengage Learning.
- (18 June 2009). "Deloitte Named a 2009 Best Company for Multicultural Women by Working Mother". Women's Health Weekly.
- "150 Most Influential Women in Bay Area business named". San Francisco Business Times.
- "Most influential Bay Area women 2012 honorees". San Francisco Business Times.
- (January 7, 2013). "The 2012 Women Leaders in Consulting: Barbara Adachi". ALM Media Properties.
- (27 October 2012). "Consulting Magazine Achievement Awards Recognizes Women Leaders". Manufacturing Close-Up.
- Adachi, Barbara. "We Need Women Leaders. How Do We Get Them?". Forbes.
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