Suzanne Snively
American-born company director and economic strategist in New Zealand
About Suzanne Snively
Suzanne Lee Snively is an American company director and economic strategist in New Zealand.
Biography Snively was born in the United States and came to New Zealand on a scholarship from the Fulbright Program in 1972. 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.
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. In 2013, she was named Wellingtonian of the Year.
In the 2021 New Year Honours, Snively was promoted to Honorary Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to governance.
Personal life Snively is married to broadcaster Ian Fraser.
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