Gercik, Patricia

Patricia Gercik spent the first twenty years of her life in Japan, where her family had been doing business since the 1920s. As a travel guide and television commentator, she began what would become a lifelong career of bridging the cultural gap between Japan and the West. After moving to the United States, she earned a BA from the University of California, Berkeley, and an MA from Tufts University.

Gercik has served as managing director of the MIT Japan Program, which prepares students, faculty, and corporate executives for conducting research and business with Japan. Using her unique bicu...