Atsuko’s Bio

Atsuko Horiguchi is a multicultural and multidisciplinary leadership coach and facilitator. She brings to her work over 25 years of professional experience working in international finance (at the International Finance Corporation, the World Bank, and Merrill Lynch Capital Markets), combined with over 15 years’ work in personal transformation and leadership development. Atsuko is an International Coaching Federation (ICF)-certified coach, a Newfield Certified Coach®, a certified Everything DiSC® Practitioner, a certified ScrumMaster®, and a certified Scandinavian Leadership (LOTS®) facilitator.

Atsuko holds a master’s degree in public policy from Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government, and a bachelor’s degree in international relations from Johns Hopkins University.

Atsuko is a classically-trained pianist and loves Bach. She also loves cooking, trying to keep up with Ally Love on Peloton, getting lost in books, dabbling in floral design, and all things outdoors. Originally from Kobe, Japan, Atsuko has lived in Brazil, the US and Norway, and has traveled extensively through all the regions of the world. She speaks English and Japanese fluently, and can survive in French, Mandarin, Norwegian, and Spanish. A Washingtonian for more than 30 years, Atsuko lives with her Norwegian husband (their children now off at college) and their exuberant Golden Retriever. She is the chair of the Equity and Inclusion Committee of the Town of Somerset.