Suzanne Snively


Suzanne Lee Snively is an American-born 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 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.
Snively is chair of Transparency International New Zealand, part of an independent global initiative fighting corruption.

Recognition

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

Personal life

Snively is married to broadcaster Ian Fraser.