Ko Waiheke te motu, ko Ngāti Paoa te iwi, ko Urikaraka te hapū, ko Hori Pōkai Te Ruinga te tangata, ko Dean Ogilvie tōna ingoa. Having grown up in Tāmaki Makaurau, I trained in Zoology and spent some time as a biologist in an aquaculture venture near Taupo.

A career shift whilst in the UK saw me working in the pharmaceutical industry for many years before working for my iwi Ngāti Paoa. I have also worked in future scenario planning and have recently moved into a role at Stats NZ working with iwi on data analytics and iwi data collection for the 2023 Census.

I am married and a proud father of 3 boys. I have been a member of the Waiheke Marine Project Steering group from its inception and am a Tangata Whenua representative on the Hauraki Gulf Forum, I enjoy sharing my passion about the restoration of the mauri to Tīkapa Moana, specifically te moutere o Waiheke.