Director
Andrew Grant is a passionate environmentalist and philanthropist, who joined the NEXT Foundation in 2025 as CEO.
Prior to his NEXT role, Andrew was a Senior Partner with international business consultants McKinsey and Company. He was a long-standing Global Board member and formerly led McKinsey’s Global Public Sector Practice and its Greater China region. He has broad international expertise from stints in Greater China, Australia, Singapore, the United Kingdom and Japan. Latterly his focus was helping public-sector clients, particularly with economic development, health care and infrastructure.
Andrew was a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford University, where he received a first class honours degree in politics, philosophy and economics.
He also holds a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from the University of Auckland. He is a board member of The Education Hub, the Auckland Art Gallery, Pure Advantage and the Onehunga Business High School. He was previously a member of the New Zealand Prime Minister’s Business Advisory Council.