Kayo Kasahara
Senior Advisor
She/Her
Life at FGS Global
Provide strategic counsel to clients on various aspects including profile raising, reputation management, media relations, strategic messaging, thought leadership, stakeholder engagement, and crisis management.
Life Pre-FGS Global
Served as Head of Oncology Communication and Patient Relations at Novartis Pharma in Japan and also was a Partner at Kreab.
Life Beyond FGS Global
Really into yoga; which is great for both my mental and physical well-being. Have a big love for food, enjoy traveling, reading, and catching up with friends.
Kayo joined FGS Global 2019. She is a highly skilled expert in communications and public affairs, with over 25 years of experience. Her expertise includes profile raising, reputation management, media relations, strategic messaging, thought leadership, stakeholder engagement and crisis management.
Prior to joining FGS Global, she served as Head of Oncology Communication and Patient Relations at Novartis Pharma. Additionally, she was a Partner at Kreab Gavin Anderson, a global strategic communications consulting firm, where she worked for more than 15 years. During that time, she was appointed as advisor for Global Communications at the Prime Minister’s Office of Japan (PMO) from 2011 to 2013 to support external communications, and was seconded into the PMO office over that time.
Kayo graduated from Sophia University with a BA in Political Science and completed a one year post graduate program in development studies at Stockholm University, International Graduate School. Kayo is bilingual in Japanese and English.
