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Suzanne Snively
American company director and economic strategist in New Zealand
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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]