Alumni stories
More than 200,000 AUT graduates are out there doing work that matters, in Aotearoa and around the world. Some are building companies from the ground up. Others are leading teams, creating change or shaping industries from the inside.
You’ll find AUT alumni at Apple, the BBC, local healthcare providers, startups, small businesses and global organisations. CEOs, specialists, creators, problem‑solvers. One even co‑founded Tesla.
Different paths. Shared beginnings. Real‑world impact.
Featured AUT alumni
Namulau’ulu Nu’uali’i Eteroa Lafaele
Director, Fibre Fale
Chief Clinical Advisor, Mental Health, Addiction and Suicide Prevention, Ministry of Health | Manatū Hauora
Māori and Pacific Research Fellow, Heart Foundation NZ
Director & Chief Advisor, iConsult Mortgage Brokers
Director/Senior Physiotherapist, Leaton Performance and Rehabilitation Ltd
Building Services Team Leader, GHD Ltd
Chief Operating Officer, Bohne Engineering Private Limited, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Global Marketing Director, INTERSPORT, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
SVP, Chief Creative Officer at Verizon, New York
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