Sophie Cunningham

Sophie Cunningham is an accomplished regulatory professional currently serving as the Manager of Building Regulatory Services at the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment since November 2020, after holding positions as a Senior Regulatory Specialist and Advisor in the same organization. In addition, Sophie is a Co-Owner at Freddy's Designs, a role initiated in May 2023. Previously, Sophie worked at the Department of Internal Affairs (NZ) from May 2016 to October 2020 as a Governance Advisor and Compliance Subject Matter Expert, consistently engaging in User Acceptance Testing. Sophie holds a Postgraduate Certificate in Public Management for Regulatory Practitioners from Victoria University of Wellington, obtained in November 2023, and a Bachelor of Arts degree in International Relations, Religious Studies, and Sociology from the same institution, completed in 2016.