A leading authority and a highly accomplished visionary Māori technology ethicist specialising in Māori rights with AI, Māori Data Sovereignty and Governance with emerging digital technologies and biological sciences.

He brings extensive expertise in mātauranga, tikanga Māori, te Tiriti and advocacy for digital Māori rights and data sovereignty and a profound understanding of the intersection between Māori knowledge and emerging technologies.

A professional director with membership with Institute of Directors, he operates a boutique Research and Māori cultural advisory company Taiuru & Associates, with multiple advisory and governance including Ministerial appointments.