Misako Stewart
Chief Credit Officer
Life Lessons in Resilience and Adaptability help Chief Credit Officer Misako Stewart lead With Strength and Confidence
At a young age, Misako Stewart quickly learned the art of adaptability; a skill that has served her well throughout her career and life, in general.
Born in Tokyo, Japan, Stewart’s family moved to Toronto, Canada, when she was just a toddler. She would return to Japan nearly a decade later, but not before learning a valuable lesson in inclusion and belonging. “I don’t have many memories of that first move,” recalls Stewart, “but I vividly remember feeling out of place. My sister and I stood out; we were the only non-English speakers at school and our lunches were so different from everyone else’s. The Japanese foods that are cool now weren’t so cool then.” That was her first lesson in resilience and adaptability.
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