Colin chairs the Boards of The Environmental Protection Authority, Upstream Medical Technologies, Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research, Tiro Medical and Ember Wellbeing Trust. He is also a member of the Boards of MARS Bioimaging, and the NZ Institute for Plant and Food Research.
Following 10 years in veterinary clinical practice Colin held a number of senior executive positions in the primary,secondary and tertiary health care sectors. Executive roles have included GM Clinical Support at Waikato DHB, CEO of Integrated Care IT company, HSA Global, CEO of Otago Innovation, the commercialisation arm of the University of Otago and Executive Director- Group Strategy of healthcare REIT The Calan Group.
Colin was a founding partner in health consulting and investment banking services firm Medicus Capital. Colin is a former director of the NZX-listed companies BLIS Technologies and Pacific Edge, and former Trustee of the Upstart Business Incubator. He is a Past President of The Dunedin Club, a Chartered Fellow of the NZ Institute of Directors and an SEP alumnus of the Stanford University Graduate School of Business. A graduate of the University of Auckland's Business School, Colin serves on the University's Return on Science Agritech, Medtech. and Surgical Investment Committees. His interests are the commercialisation of Intellectual Property and the effective governance of technology-based businesses and companies where disruptive technology is bringing change to the existing competitive landscape.