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Shori Hijikata
Chief of Staff
Operator, photographer, and founder-storyteller.
Shori is Chief of Staff at Beacons. Before Beacons, Shori spent several years at Xendit, the Southeast Asian payments company, including three as Chief of Staff to the CEO, and is a BCG alum. Shori also founded Shirts of Startups, a platform telling the unconventional stories of startup founders, and was named to Forbes 30 Under 30 in 2022.
At Beacons
- Chief of Staff at Beacons, the AI teammate for creators.
Fun facts
- Competed at the 2008 and 2012 Australian Olympic Swimming Trials.
- Picked up a second-hand DSLR in college and has since photographed Natalie Portman, Amy Poehler, and Humans of New York's Brandon Stanton.
- Once walked 43 miles (70 km) in a single day, sunrise to midnight, with friends joining along the way.
- Hit a 500-day Duolingo streak learning Bahasa Indonesia.
Background
Fintech
Xendit
Founder
Founder
Feather
Consulting
Boston Consulting Group
College
Harvard University
Selected work
Rising Star of the Year finalist, Women in Digital Awards 2021