Hillmarè Schulze
A skilled strategist and business planner, Hillmarè leverages both qualitative and quantitative analysis to drive results. Her strong communication skills enable her to effectively engage with governing bodies and stakeholders.
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.
Hillmarè's skills:
- Keynote speaker, presenter, and panellist on a range of economic issues
- Research design and implementation, using integrative (qualitative and quantitative) research methodologies
- Economic strategy development, including, identifying strengths, weaknesses, and trends, and developing a long-term vision with objectives and milestones
- Strategic and business planning, including undertaking environmental analysis, identifying strategic priorities, and developing action and operating plans
- Narrative analysis and writing, communicating complex information to a range of audiences.
Her experience includes:
- The role of museums and galleries in our local and national economies
- The Māori Women’s Economy, Te Ōhanga Wāhine Māori
- A SROI evaluation of Whiria Te Muka.
Hillmarè is a passionate advocate for simplifying economics and an NBR columnist, she actively contributes to her community by serving on the Economic Development Kotahitanga Board of Kāpiti Coast.