Joe Fowler
                                                                    
                                
                                Deputy chief executive, investment and outcomes
                                
                                    - Appointed September 2021.
 - Heads Te Aka Tūhono, the Investment and Outcomes Group, which manages Te Tahua Whakamarohi Cultural Sector Regeneration Fund to support arts and culture.
 - Previously at Oranga Tamariki as general manager commissioning.
 - Was a senior manager in central and local government in the UK.
 - Has worked with iwi, Māori, non-governmental organisations and internal stakeholders to re-design the agency's procurement, funding and contracting.
 
                                 
                                                                    Career
                                                                            Office of the Deputy Prime Minister
                                                                                    Project Manager
                                                                                
                                                                                            Aug 2001
                                                                                                                                        - Dec 2003
                                                                                    
                                                                            Department of Communities and Local Government
                                                                                    Programme Manager
                                                                                
                                                                                            Feb 2003
                                                                                                                                        - Dec 2007
                                                                                    
                                                                            Sheffield City Council
                                                                                    Director of Commissioning, Director of Communications and Performance
                                                                                
                                                                                            Jul 2009
                                                                                                                                        - Apr 2017
                                                                                    
                                                                            Ministry for Children / Oranga Tamariki
                                                                                    General Manager Commissioning
                                                                                
                                                                                            May 2017
                                                                                                                                        - Aug 2021
                                                                                    
                                                                            Ministry for Culture and Heritage / Manatū Taonga
                                                                                    Deputy Chief Executive - Investment and Outcomes
                                                                                
                                                                                            Sep 2021
                                                                                                                                        - Present