Suzanne Lee Snively is an American 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

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in 1972. She completed a master's degree at

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in 1986, with a thesis on the influence of the budget on household incomes. She has served as a director of the

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, of the

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Leadership Board, an economic consultant to

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, and is a member of the Institute of Directors and the New Zealand Association of Economists. Snively is chair of

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New Zealand, part of an independent global initiative fighting corruption.

Recognition

In 1993, Snively received a

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. In the 2005 Queen's Birthday Honours, she was appointed an Honorary

Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit The New Zealand Order of Merit is an order of merit in the New Zealand royal honours system. It was established by royal warrant (document), royal warrant on 30 May 1996 by Elizabeth II, Monarchy of New Zealand, Queen of New Zealand, "for those ...

, for services to business. In 2013, she was named Wellingtonian of the Year. In the

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, Snively was promoted to Honorary

Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit The New Zealand Order of Merit is an order of merit in the New Zealand royal honours system. It was established by royal warrant on 30 May 1996 by Elizabeth II, Queen of New Zealand, "for those persons who in any field of endeavour, have ren ...

, for services to governance.

Personal life

Snively is married to broadcaster Ian Fraser.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Snively, Suzanne Living people American emigrants to New Zealand Year of birth missing (living people) Recipients of the New Zealand Suffrage Centennial Medal 1993 New Zealand economists Honorary Dames Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit Victoria University of Wellington alumni