Bridget Coates was the establishment Chair of the Centre for Sustainable Finance. She has been Chair of Fonterra’s Sustainability Advisory Panel to the Board and is presently Chair of Koi Tu (a think tank based at the University of Auckland). She is also Chairperson of Comvita Ltd, a Director of Yealands Wines Ltd. and Director and Trustee of Mindful Money, a charity with a focus on encouraging responsible investment.
She has been a Governor of the NZ Superannuation Fund and a Director of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand. Bridget has also been a Director of public companies, Sky City Limited and Fisher & Paykel Appliances Holdings Limited. She was formerly CEO of Carter Holt Harvey Plastic Products and Director of Research for CS First Boston NZ Ltd as well as being a Member of the University of Auckland Council. She holds degrees in arts, economics and finance from the University of Auckland and also holds the Chartered Financial Analyst qualification: she is a Chartered Member of Institute of Directors.