Suzanne Snively

Suzanne Lee Snively DNZM is an American company director and economic strategist in New Zealand.[1]

Snively in 2021

Biography

Snively was born in the United States and came to New Zealand on a scholarship from the Fulbright Program in 1972.[2] She completed a master's degree at Victoria University of Wellington in 1986, with a thesis on the influence of the budget on household incomes.[3]

She has served as a director of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand, of the New Zealand Army Leadership Board, an economic consultant to Housing New Zealand, and is a member of the Institute of Directors and the New Zealand Association of Economists.[2]

Snively is chair of Transparency International New Zealand, part of an independent global initiative fighting corruption.[2]

Recognition

In 1993, Snively received a New Zealand Suffrage Centennial Medal. In the 2005 Queen's Birthday Honours, she was appointed an Honorary Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to business.[1][4] In 2013, she was named Wellingtonian of the Year.[5][6]

In the 2021 New Year Honours, Snively was promoted to Honorary Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to governance.[7]

Personal life

Snively is married to broadcaster Ian Fraser.[5]

References
  1. "Suzanne Snively ONZM". 7 April 2015. Archived from the original on 7 April 2015. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  2. "New Zealand's Women in Power: Where are they now?". Stuff. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  3. Snively, Suzanne (1986). Evaluating the budget's distributive influence on household incomes (Masters thesis). Open Access Repository Victoria University of Wellington, Victoria University of Wellington. doi:10.26686/wgtn.16992709.
  4. "Board member honoured for service to Wellington". 14 November 2013.
  5. "Trailblazer happy to call 'the best city in the world' home". Stuff. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  6. "Queen's Birthday honours list 2005". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 6 June 2005. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  7. "New Year honours list 2021". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 31 December 2020. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
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