In 1995, Alison Pockett of Britain set up Magellan, her own personal financial advisory company, in Tokyo. She said, "When I came here, this country shocked me deeply, positively. I didn't expect so many opportunities to set up on my own and go as far as I could. There are so many things to do here. I wouldn't dream of leaving this country. This is where the opportunities are."
Vitally committed to anything she undertakes and a crisp, attractive person, Pockett has spent most of her career working outside Britain for multinational organizations in international trade and export finance.
Graduated from a private grammar school in England, she realized at a very young age "that the world offered a lot more than just southeast England. I couldn't decide which way to take.
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