Ben Bateman

Ben Bateman is the Chief Operating Officer at Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu and also serves as a Board Member for the Ministry of Education of New Zealand and a Future Director at Meridian Energy. Additionally, Ben is a Panel Member at the Inspector General of Intelligence and Security Advisory Panel. With a background in law and military operations, Ben has held various leadership roles, including Chief of Staff at the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet and Deputy Director Operations and Intelligence Law at the New Zealand Defence Force. Ben holds a Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Science degrees, as well as an Executive Master of Business Administration from Victoria University of Wellington.