Dr Riri Ellis

Trustee
Ngāi Te Rangi, Ngāti Tahu, Ngāti Raukawa

Dr Riri Ellis is the General Manager of Tukairangi Investments Ltd. She is responsible for spearheading investment diversification for its parent, the Ngai Tukairangi Trust; of which she is the Deputy Chairperson and longest serving trustee.

She is also the Director of Maori business programmes at the Victoria Business School; where her main responsibility is to provide strategic oversight of Maori business opportunities for the school and engaging with strategic partners in Maori business quarters.

Governance positions include Federation of Maori Authorities, Miro Ltd, (a collective of Maori trusts growing blueberries), Tuhono Whenua Horticulture Ltd, the BOP Connections Governance Board. and the BOP Maori Economic Development Advisory Committee.