Leadership

Mary Kobayashi

Director of Global Insights
Mary Kobayashi Headshot, RIWI Director of Global Insights

Mary leads RIWI’s Insights and Implementations teams, managing full-service and sample-only projects. With over 10 years in the Insights industry, she has experience in research agencies, corporate marketing intelligence, and leading Monitoring and Evaluation teams for the Peruvian government. Mary’s work spans quantitative and qualitative studies, including ethnographic research and large-scale multi-country trackers. Mary has also served as Strategy Manager for B2B companies and government agencies. Fluent in Spanish and English, with working knowledge of French, she holds an MBA from York University, an Economics degree from Universidad del Pacífico, and a Diploma in Applied Statistics from Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú.