Director / Chief Economist at BERL

Hillmarè is the owner and Chief Economist at BERL, with over 30 years of experience working in New Zealand, the Pacific, and Africa. She has provided expertise to the World Bank, Development Banks, governments, Māori-owned entities, including Māori land trusts and incorporations, and rūnanga, as well as private entities, tackling cross-cultural and complex strategic issues.

She is a highly experienced professional with broad and extensive experience working with both governance and operations. She has a deep understanding of strategic vision and implementation, risk oversight, and compliance, in addition to board leadership, and operational and subsidiary management. Her experience includes developing and implementing numerous governance frameworks, risk management and strategic plans, investment strategies, and the cross functionality of subsidiaries.