Dorothy Adams served as the Chief Executive Officer, at the New Zealand Social Investment Agency (SIA) between 2017 and 2021, an agency she led from its inception. The SIA was established to promote the greater use of technology, data and evidence to measure what matters, better understand the value of government investment and achieve positive outcomes for New Zealanders. Before that Dorothy was responsible for the Ministry of Social Development’s data, analytics and evidence hub. Before joining the Ministry of Social Development Ms. Adams worked in local government for ten years specialising in policy and governance. She has also held senior roles in the Department of Labour, NZL Employment Service and was an advisor to the Minister of Employment. Ms. Adams has a Masters of Public Administration from Monash University and an LLB from Victoria University of Wellington. She is an Enrolled Barrister and Solicitor of the High Court of Wellington. In May 2021, Dorothy joined the OECD to pursue projects focused on better use of data and evidence to improve social policy and programme design.