Karen Price-1

Karen Price

Best advice ever received:
"Apply the 80:20 rule relentlessly and don’t sweat the small stuff; clarity about what really matters is a leader’s greatest leverage."
Current Executive / Board positions

  • Public Trust, Chair & Board Member (2024-)

  • Jasmax Group, Independent Chair (2016-)

  • Freshco Limited, Independent Chair (2024-)

  • Aotea Electric Auckland Limited, Independent Chair (2023-)

  • BGT Structures Limited, Independent Chair (2020-)

  • The Learning Wave, Independent Chair (2018-)

  • The Institute of Directors in NZ, Deputy Chair & Board Member (2022-)

  • Governance Mentoring/Coaching, (2018-)

     

Qualifications
  • Chartered Fellow of Institute of Directors
  • Advanced Mediator & Accredited Panel Member, (LEADR) 
  • Ministry for the Environment, Accredited Independent Hearings 
  • LLB University of Otago
  • LLM Australian National University
  • Environmental Auditor (USA)
Former Positions

  • Aqualinc Research Limited, Independent Director (2018-2023)

  • NZ Energy Certificate System, Independent Chair (2019-2023)

  • Bream Tail Residents’ Association, Independent Chair (2022-2023)

  • Morrison Low, Independent Chair & Director (2014-2018)

  • Holmes Consulting Group Limited, Independent Chair & Director (2002-2017)

  • ChanceryGreen, Director/Partner/Consultant (2007-2020)

  • Auckland District Licensing Committee, Chair (2013- 2017)

  • New Zealand Carbon Exchange Ltd and related group, Executive Director (2004-)

  • Minter Ellison, Partner & Board Member (1997-2007) 

Karen Price is a respected governance leader and legal expert, bringing decades of experience across environmental law, major infrastructure projects, and risk management. She serves as Independent Chair for six private and public sector entities where she plays a pivotal role in embedding best-practice governance, guiding strategic growth, and navigating complex risk landscapes. Karen is also Deputy Chair of the Institute of Directors NZ. Her governance portfolio spans Crown entities, private enterprise, and professional bodies, reflecting her commitment to purpose-driven leadership and long-term impact.

Karen co-founded emissions broker NZCX Limited and later ChanceryGreen, a boutique environmental law firm recognised for advising on high-profile infrastructure and energy projects. She has held legal, advisory and mediation roles in complex regulatory environments and continues to mentor directors and CEOs throughout Australasia. A Chartered Fellow of the Institute of Directors and a Life Member of Risk NZ, Karen is recognised in global legal rankings and has received multiple awards for her leadership in environmental and climate change law.