About
Te Pūoho Katene (Ngāti Toa, Ngāti Whātua, Ngāti Tama) is Chief Executive Officer of Tapuwae Roa, a trust directing philanthropic and investment activity toward Māori outcomes in education, knowledge systems, and leadership development. A Stanford Business School graduate and Fulbright Scholar, he serves as a board trustee for Ngāti Toa, chair of Māhutonga Whanau Ora Commissioning Agency, and on investment committees for regional and impact-focused organizations. He is a candidate for Te Tai Hauāuru with the New Zealand Labour Party.
Experience
- New Zealand Labour PartyCandidate, Te Tai Hauāurucurrent2026 — presentPorirua, Wellington, New Zealand
- Tāiki e! Impact HouseTrusteecurrent2025 — presentGisborne, New Zealand
- Trust TairāwhitiDeputy Chaircurrent2025 — presentGisborne, New Zealand
- Te Rūnanga o Toa Rangatira IncorporatedTrusteecurrent2021 — present
- Future Food AotearoaSteering Committee Membercurrent2021 — present
- Obama FoundationObama Foundation Leader, Asia-Pacificcurrent2019 — present
- Māhutonga Commissioning AgencyChairperson2025 — 2026
- Tapuwae RoaKaihautū - Chief Executive Officer2020 — 2026
- Armillary Private CapitalDirector2022 — 2025
- The Ākina FoundationChairperson2018 — 2025Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand
- Waikato-TainuiIndependent Director, Distributions Committee2021 — 2023
- Wakatū IncorporationIndependent Director, Manaaki2016 — 2023Nelson, Nelson, New Zealand
- VSA FoundationTrustee2020 — 2022
- New Zealand Trade and EnterpriseInvestment Manager, Māori Investment2019 — 2020Greater Hamilton Area
- KPMGManager, Deal Advisory2018 — 2019Wellington & Wairarapa, New Zealand
- Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI)Principal Adviser to the Deputy Director General, Regulation & Assurance2017Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand
- Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI)Principal adviser, Strategy2016 — 2017Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand
- Office of the Minister for Primary IndustriesPrivate Secretary (Fisheries & Aquaculture)2014 — 2016Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand
- Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI)Senior Implementation Adviser, Sector Partnerships & Policy2012 — 2014Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand
- Ministry of Fisheries, New ZealandFisheries Science Officer2007 — 2012Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand
Education
- Stanford University Graduate School of BusinessMaster of Science - MS, Management2017 — 2018
- Victoria University of WellingtonBachelor of Science (BSc), (Double major) Marine Biology2003 — 2007
- Victoria University of WellingtonBachelor of Arts (BA), Maori Studies2003 — 2007
- Wellington College1998 — 2002
Skills & more
Management4Strategic Planning6Leadership4Public Speaking2Indigenous Economics1Impact Investing1Social Impact1Entrepreneurship1Policy6Government13Fisheries5Stakeholder Engagement5
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Change ManagementPolicy AnalysisGovernancePublic SectorStakeholder ManagementResearchPublic PolicyProject ManagementLanguages English · Japanese · Maori
- Oxford Entrepreneurship: Venture Finance Programme — University of Oxford
- Better Business Cases Registered Practitioner — APMG International
- Alternative Approaches to Valuation and Investment — Coursera Course Certificates
- Corporate Financial Decision-Making for Value Creation — Coursera Course Certificates
- The Role of Global Capital Markets — Coursera Course Certificates
- The Language and Tools of Financial Analysis — Coursera Course Certificates
From Te's professional profile.
Colleagues at Soul Capital
Anastasia Shakhanova
Investment Manager at Soul Capital
Anna Wu
Senior Investment Analyst at Soul Capital
Dave Curtis
Executive Director at Soul Capital
Dr. Deb Shepherd
Non-Executive Director at Soul Capital
Dr. Jamie Newth
Founder & CEO at Soul Capital
Erin Kuo
Investment Committee at Soul Capital
Jodi Hayward
Investment Committee at Soul Capital
Jon Sandbrook
Venture Principal at Soul Capital
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Te Pūoho Katene work?
- Te Pūoho Katene is Investment Committee at Soul Capital.
Same school
Also attended Stanford University Graduate School of Business1,291
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Also attended Victoria University of Wellington52
Helen SounessVenture Partner at RampersandDerek HandleyFounder, Insight Partner at Aera VCIsabel VerheggenGlobal Head of Marketing, CV Labs at CV LabsRachel HindPrivate Client Adviser at Aura GroupRyanInvestor at Matchstick VenturesMoritz ReckPrincipal at Engelhardt Kaupp Kiefer & Co. Management GmbH
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Shared employers
Also worked at Obama Foundation11
Fridtjof DetznerCo-Founder & General Partner at Planet A VenturesJonathan IlickiInvestor at IndustrifondenAmarit CharoenphanInvestor at NZVCChelsea ZhangInvestor at Equal VenturesLubomila JordanovaAdvisor at SatganaIbraheem AlinurVice President at 2Flo Ventures
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