Ms. Nakagawa was born and raised in Tokyo and worked for GLOBIS Corporation as a consultant in the Corporate Education Department for three years. She holds two master's degrees: one from the University of Tokyo in public policy, and the other from Peking University in international studies. She also attended Seoul National University as part of an exchange program.

In addition to her duties at GLOBIS, she serves as a board member for educational institution Wake Up Japan and is a member of Global Shapers at the Yokohama Hub.