Naomi Hattori

Naomi Hattori is the Vice President, Tourism and Global Development at Choose Chicago, the official destination marketing organization for the city of Chicago. In her role, Naomi is responsible for the creation, development, and implementation of integrated sales and marketing strategies to increase Chicago’s profile as a leading domestic and international tourism destination.

Since joining Choose Chicago in 2012, Naomi has been instrumental in driving the city's leisure tourism growth. Throughout her career Naomi has been recognized for her tourism work by various organizations such as Association Forum’s Forty Under 40, U.S.-Japan Council’s Emerging Leaders Program, TOMODACHI-Mitsui Leadership Program, NATO Young Atlanticist, and U.S. Travel’s Destination Marketing Organization (DMO) Rising Star Award. Naomi holds a B.A. in Psychology from Carleton College.