Mrs Kirsten Patterson, of Lower Hutt, MNZM for services to governance and women
Kirsten Patterson is Chief Executive of the Institute of Directors. She led the launch of Chapter Zero New Zealand, New Zealand’s arm of a global initiative to help directors mitigate climate change risk. She chairs the Brian Picot Ethical Leadership Advisory Board at Victoria University of Wellington. She is a founding member of Women in Sport Aotearoa. She chairs the charity Voices of Hope, providing a storytelling platform for better understanding of mental health challenges. She launched the award-winning podcast ‘Across the Board’. Mrs Patterson chairs the Global Network of Directors Institutes and is a Board member of the International Professional Practices Framework Oversight Council for Internal Audit Standards.