About AUT Foundation
The Auckland University of Technology Foundation is an independent charitable trust established in 1987.
The AUT Foundation was set up to manage donations to AUT (donations made in the USA are managed by Friends of AUT Incorporated). It is entrusted with the management and transparency of resources gifted for the benefit of the AUT community.
The AUT Foundation is proud to have the opportunity to facilitate the relationships between donors and their recipients, which increases opportunities available to both students and staff.
Governance and administration
The AUT Foundation is carefully governed to ensure that its activities are legitimate, and its financial affairs are managed responsibly. Administration support is provided by the AUT Development Office and is overseen by a board of trustees.
The Board of Trustees has a fiduciary responsibility to ensure all donated funds are correctly managed, invested and disbursed. The AUT Foundation is accountable to donors through:
- Annual financial statements
- Annual reports
Members of the Board of Trustees

Rob Campbell
Chair, AUT Foundation
Chancellor, AUT

Professor Damon Salesa
Trustee, AUT Foundation
Vice-Chancellor, AUT
Amy Malcolm
Executive Officer, AUT Foundation
Head of Vice-Chancellor's Office, AUT
Andrea Vujnovich
Secretary, AUT Foundation
Assistant Vice-Chancellor, Corporate & General Counsel, AUT
Marama Royal
Trustee, AUT Foundation
Pro Vice-Chancellor, AUT
James Scofield
Trustee, AUT Foundation
Ranjna Patel
Trustee, AUT Foundation
Alastair Carruthers
Trustee, AUT Foundation
Foundation investments
The AUT Foundation is a charitable organisation that raises and invests money to benefit AUT students.
Our investments are reviewed on a regular basis. We review our portfolio to ensure we have exceeded current standards of socially responsible investment in the New Zealand market. This due diligence will continue, including reviews to consider changing expectations of responsible investing.
We will publish an annual list of the entities where AUT Foundation funds are invested:
- Abbott Laboratories
- Air New Zealand
- Alcon AG
- Alphabet
- ALS
- ASML Holding NV
- Auckland International Airport
- Boston Scientific Corp
- Cochlear
- Contact Energy
- EBOS Group
- Freightways Group
- Genesis Energy
- Goodman Group
- Infratil
- Intercontinental Exchange
- Kiwibank
- Kiwi Property Group
- Mainfreight
- Mercury NZ
- Meridian Energy
- Microsoft
- Napier Port Holdings
- New Zealand Local Government Funding
- Precinct Properties
- ResMed
- Ryman Healthcare
- Salesforce
- Skellerup Holdings
- Thermo Fisher Scientific
- Transpower New Zealand
- Vector
- Venia Services Group
- Veolia Environnemental SA
- Visa Incorporated
- Vulcan Steel
- Works Finance (NZ)
Investments as at 8 April 2025. AUT’s funds are held with Forsyth Barr.
Contact the AUT Foundation
We’d love to talk to you about how you can partner with the AUT Foundation or make a gift.
Email: foundation@aut.ac.nz
Donate to AUT
No gift to AUT is too small. You can make a donation online now, or find out about other ways to make a gift and make a difference to the lives of our students.
AUT Foundation Policy
View and download our policy document, which contains guidelines to guide those entrusted with the management of the AUT Foundation.