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.[1]
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. |
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Personal life and education edit
Adachi is a third-generation Japanese American.[2] She studied at the University of California, Santa Barbara, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts.[2] She is married to Ted Adachi and the couple have one daughter.[3] They live in San Francisco, California.[4]
Career edit
Adachi's first job was at a health insurance company, working as a secretary,[2][5] and then as its first woman sales representative.[2] She then worked at five other companies,[3][5][6] before joining Deloitte in 1990.[5][6] After establishing a human capital practice for Deloitte in San Francisco,[5] she became a principal in 1995,[5] the first Asian-American woman in that position.[4] In 2001, she was promoted to leader of human capital for the western region,[3][5][6] and in 2008, she became national managing principal for the Initiative for the Retention and the Advancement of Women of Deloitte.[3][5][6] She was a consulting partner for Deloitte, and also served on the board.[7][6]
In 2008, Adachi was inaugurated into the Working Mother's Hall of Fame.[3] The following year, she was named a "working hero" by the Professional Business Women of California.[3][6] She has been named one of the most influential women in San Francisco multiple times, from 2003 until 2008, and again, in 2011 and 2012, by the San Francisco Business Times.[6][7][8][9] She has served on the board of numerous organizations, including the Girl Scouts of the USA.[7] In 2012, she was honored at Consulting Magazine's Achievement Awards.[5][10]
References edit
- ^ "Barbara Adachi Principal, Deloitte Consulting LLP - Retired Clayman Institute Advisor". The Clayman Institute for Gender Research. Retrieved 11 March 2015.
- ^ a b c d "Women Worth Watching: Barbara Adachi". 28 April 2008.
- ^ a b c d e f Cassell, Heather (13 January 2009). "CEO Moms: Barbara Adachi, Deloitte LLP". The Glass Hammer. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
- ^ a b "Deloitte Named a 2009 Best Company for Multicultural Women by Working Mother". Women's Health Weekly. 18 June 2009. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Kornik, Joe (January 7, 2013). "The 2012 Women Leaders in Consulting: Barbara Adachi". Consulting Magazine. ALM Media Properties. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f g Nelson, Debra L.; Quick, James Campbell (2010). Organizational Behavior: Science, The Real World, and You. Cengage Learning. pp. 367–368. ISBN 9781439042298. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
- ^ a b c "Deloitte's WIN". Leaders Magazine. Archived from the original on 7 May 2012. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
- ^ "150 Most Influential Women in Bay Area business named". San Francisco Business Times. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
- ^ "Most influential Bay Area women 2012 honorees". San Francisco Business Times. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
- ^ "Consulting Magazine Achievement Awards Recognizes Women Leaders". Manufacturing Close-Up. 27 October 2012. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
- ^ Adachi, Barbara. "We Need Women Leaders. How Do We Get Them?". Leadership. Forbes. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
