Kari Jones is the Executive Director for Operational Excellence and Enablement, at the Financial Markets Authority (FMA) in New Zealand.
Kari leads the FMA’s transformation to become a digitally enabled, data- and intelligence-led regulator and is responsible for the strategic direction of the FMA’s operational and capability functions. With a career spanning technology, data, and executive leadership across the public and private sectors, she is focused on using data and digital tools to reduce regulatory burden for the financial sector and eliminate toil and drudgery within the regulator. Kari brings deep expertise in advanced analytics, AI adoption, and organisational change, having previously held senior roles at Health New Zealand, Woolworths Group, NZ Post, and Air New Zealand. She is passionate about building high-performing teams and embedding systems of work that deliver at pace, enabling faster, smarter, and more effective regulatory and organisational outcomes.