Te Pūoho Katene

Stanford Business School alumni and Fulbright Scholar, he is steadfast in his pursuit of holistic prosperity for Māori.

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.