Kirsten has 20 years’ experience in providing trustee services in both the private and corporate trustee domain in New Zealand, Australia, and Hong Kong. This includes experience in delivering change and creating value added solutions for clients. Kirsten ensures the Perpetual Guardian, as the pre-eminent providers of philanthropy services in New Zealand, remains relevant to philanthropists and the philanthropic organisations of tomorrow. She utilises New Zealand and global intellectual capital in Philanthropy to create lasting legacies and grant making solutions in perpetuity including well-tested processes for effective governance. Kirsten also serves on Boards for Leukaemia and Blood Endowment Fund, The Global Centre of Possibility, and Diabetes Auckland Endowment Fund.