Robyn Cockburn has more than 25 years’ experience working as a consultant researcher, strategist, facilitator and educator. She is the Director of Lumin, a consulting company working with sport, arts and recreation organisations. She has significant governance experience and is currently Chair of The Shift Foundation.

Ms Cockburn is a Co-Facilitator of the New Zealand Olympic Women’s Sport Leadership Academy for retired women Olympians and a Teaching Fellow in Museum and Heritage Studies at Victoria University of Wellington. She is an accredited Recreation Professional and fellow of the New Zealand Recreation Association and Physical Education New Zealand.