Jennifer Murata

Biography

    Jennifer Murata has over 20 years of experience in accounting and finance, and has held executive and financial management positions in small, privately owned corporations as well as larger, private and public companies in various industries. Ms. Murata received her B.B.A. degree in Accounting and Finance from the University of Hawaii at Manoa in 1992. She then joined Big Four firm, KPMG LLP, where she worked for nearly five years as an external auditor, earning her CPA license, before accepting an Assistant Controller position from a client. In 2000, Ms. Murata moved to California where she worked initially for a publicly-traded, internet software and services company and later for a global consulting firm. Since returning to Hawaii in 2003, Ms. Murata has held various positions at Kamehameha Schools, Hawaii Biotech and Royal State Financial Corporation/DTRIC Insurance. Just prior to rejoining Hawaii Biotech as its CFO, Ms. Murata served for five years as CFO for RSFC, DTRIC and its subsidiaries and was an active member of the company’s ERM, investment, 401(k) and ESOP committees. Ms. Murata’s experience includes overseeing treasury and accounting operations, internal controls, reporting, strategic planning, risk analysis, financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, system implementations, and project management.    

Research Interest

 Clinical and Laboratory Research  Journal of Clinical & Medical Imaging