Diana Crossan

Diana Crossan has had a very varied career. In recent years she has had expert roles in several significant financial education projects including work for the Ministry of Finance in Russia and with PISA at the OECD. Diana is the Chair of the Financial Education Centre at Massey University in New Zealand and of a start up annuity company; Retirement Income Group. In the 2019 New Year Honours, Diana was appointed Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit.

She started her career as a probation officer. She held several senior roles in the public service including the head of the Equal Employment Opportunities. She was in the set up team for Contact Energy. For a short time, she was GM Hydro at Clyde and Roxburgh dams. Diana has been the Chief Executive of Wellington Free Ambulance since February 2013.

Diana worked in the senior management team of a large financial services company, AMP in both New Zealand and the UK. Diana was New Zealand’s Retirement Commissioner for 10 years; with roles to lift the financial literacy of New Zealanders and to provide advice to the Government regarding New Zealand’s retirement income policies.

Diana has several roles in the not for profit sector working with refugees and disadvantaged girls and women.