The Power of Radiance Awards 2025

The Power of Radiance Awards are an annual celebration recognizing the women who are taking action in their communities by advocating for girls' education. Sachiko Nakajima is a trailblazer in STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math). In high school, she became the first Japanese woman to win a gold medal at the International Mathematical Olympiad. As a jazz pianist, she is also an artist leading Kurage Band Vida: Concerto of Five Sense – a group of musicians bringing STEAM to life through the five senses.

This fluency in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) and the arts led to the founding of steAm, Inc. in 2017, an organization dedicated to providing STEAM education to unlock the creative potential in everyone. Serving as both founder and CEO, through steAm, Inc., Sachiko Nakajima works to inspire students of all ages, with a focus on inclusivity, holding the belief that nothing should bar participation in the STEAM disciplines, including gender.

In 2025, Sachiko Nakajima will serve as Thematic Project Producer for Expo 2025 in Osaka, Kansai, Japan, bringing her pioneering and inclusive approach to STEAM education to a global stage, inspiring people of all ages to push the boundaries of creativity and innovation. Through the Power of Radiance Awards grant, Clé de Peau Beauté will support the reach and impact of her important work uplifting the next generation of girls in STEAM.

With Clé de Peau Beauté’s Power of Radiance Awards, Sachiko Nakajima remains determined to continue creating a world where all girls and women are encouraged to embrace their full potential in STEAM fields, fueling creativity and innovation for the future.

About Sachiko Nakajima

Sachiko Nakajima is a musician, mathematician, STEAM educator and media artist. She is the founder and CEO of steAm, Inc., a representative director at the steAm Band Association, and a Thematic Producer at Expo 2025, Osaka, Kansai, Japan (Signature Pavilion “Playground of Life: Jellyfish Pavilion”).

Actively involved in music, mathematics, STEAM education, and media art within Japan and internationally, she believes that everyone possesses potential for creativity, regardless of their background, gender, or age.

She sees playful STEAM education as being able to help individuals overcome social and personal challenges, nurturing their unique interests and creativity to shape the society of the future. In Japan, Ms. Nakajima was appointed as STEM Girls Ambassador for the Cabinet Office; she also served as a member of various committees of the Ministries of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) and various regional governments; and she was a Fulbright scholar at New York University Tisch School of the Arts. Notably, she holds the distinct honor of being the first Japanese woman to win a gold medal at the International Mathematical Olympiad.

She is also mother to an 18-year-old girl.