Great graduates

Our students arrive at AUT with so much potential. It’s our job to help them unlock that potential and use it to find the greatness within them. For many of our graduates, it was an influential lecturer, a conversation with a student mentor, or an educational experience inside or outside the classroom that gave them clarity and opened up new possibilities. Some of our great graduates now share their stories of how their time at AUT helped them uncover what drives them and inspired them to turn that passion into something rewarding and meaningful.

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Around the globe, our remarkable and influential alumni are making an impact on their communities, countries and professions. Here are a few of their inspiring stories, with more exciting news and profiles to come.

Meet our featured AUT graduates:

Andrew Davis

Andrew Davis

Senior Lifecycle Marketing Manager, ShiftKey, Austin, Texas, USA
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Andrew McKechnie

SVP, Chief Creative Officer at Verizon, New York
Ann Merrick

Ann Merrick

Vice President/US ERP Integration Lead, WSP, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
Bernard Leong

Bernard Leong

Co-Founder, Skillsme / Founder & CEO, Cryptrain
Colin McClean

Colin McClean

General Manager NZ Hotel Operations, SKYCITY Entertainment Group
Daniel Zhou

Daniel Zhou

President of Latin America, Huawei Technologies
David Simpson

David Simpson

Chief of Strategy and Partnerships, Southern Cross Healthcare
Elizabeth Berryman

Elizabeth Berryman

CEO & Founder, chnnl Limited
Eteroa Tusipepa Lafaele

Eteroa Tusipepa Lafaele

Developer Evangelist, Xero / Director, Fibre Fale / Co-Founder, DigiTautua
An alumni from AUT

Gary Wang

Founder of LockInChina, Beijing, China
An alumni from AUT

Hongtu (Sam) Li

Founder/Owner, Dr Sam Li Sport and Rehabilitation Hospital, Beijing, China
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Ivan Fuyala

Head of Marketplace, Trade Me
Jaimee Lupton

Jaimee Lupton

Co-founder, MONDAY Haircare, Osana Naturals & Chalon
Jason Baxendine

Jason Baxendine

Head of Strategy and Operations – Start Ups and SMBs, Stripe, Singapore
An alumna from AUT

Jenny Joblin

Creative Director, Federation
Jordan Salesa

Jordan Salesa

Lead Physiotherapist, New Zealand Olympic Team & Moana Pasifika
Clinical Lead, Habit Health
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Kalisolaite ‘Uhila

Performance Artist
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Kate Taylor

International strategy and operations, Program manager at Pinterest, San Francisco
Katy McMillan

Katy McMillan

Director, Global Sustainability Corporate Affairs, AstraZeneca, London
Lauren Bartlett

Lauren Bartlett

Head of Marketing & Communications – UK/Europe, New Zealand Trade and Enterprise, London
Logan Wedgwood

Logan Wedgwood

Managing Director, Advisory.Works
Owner/Business Consultant, Intelligent Ink
Director, Wedgwood Consulting
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Mary-Ellen Redmayne

Founder/Director, The Foot Stop Podiatry Services, Gold Coast, Australia
Max Stroomer

Maximilian (Max) Stroomer

Partner Consumer Experience Innovation Lead, Nike, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
An alumna from AUT

Nadeesha Godamunne

Freelance Illustrator, New York
Robert Mi

Robert Mi

Co-Founder, Aerolab New Zealand
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Sarah Wood

CEO, realestate.co.nz
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Tee Twyford

Founder, HUSTLE + hush
Tilman Schoen

Tilman Schoen

Associate Director of Procurement, BioNTech SE, Mainz, Germany
 
Monique Cooper
 
Natalie Devery
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