Te Pūoho (Ngāti Toa, Ngāti Whātua, Ngāti Tama) is driven by three fundamental, interconnected kaupapa: Impact, Indigenous, and Investment. A graduate of Stanford Business School and Fulbright Scholar and an Obama Foundation Leader: Asia-Pacific, Te Pūoho brings a global outlook on leveraging global best practice within an indigenous, values-based lens.

As Executive Director of Te Pūtea Whakatupu Trust, Te Pūoho pursues targeted social change within a tikanga-based impact framework. The Trust’s philanthropic and investment activity targets outcomes for Māori in three priority areas: education & training, traditional and scientific knowledge systems, and leadership development.

An established governor, Te Pūoho serves Ngāti Toa as a Board Trustee and a member of the Audit, Risk and Investment Committee. He is an Independent Director for Armillary Private Capital, Wakatū Inc’s Manaaki board, Waikato-Tainui’s Distributions Committee and is a Trustee of Ākina Foundation.