Virginia Carolyn Ann Warriner is a New Zealand MÃÂori academic, and is a full professor at Te Whare WÃÂnanga o AwanuiÃÂrangi, specialising in business, leadership for MÃÂori women, and Indigenous management practices. Warriner is a board member of Te Rà «nanga o NgÃÂti Whatua Board, and a trustee of NgàUri o Kamupene âÂÂAâ o Rua Tekau MàWaru â the Descendants of âÂÂAâ Company 28 MÃÂori Battalion Trust.
Warriner is MÃÂori, and affiliates to NgÃÂti Whatua and NgÃÂti Porou iwi. Her uncle is Waikato University Professor Emeritus Tamati Reedy. Warriner was described as a 'bookworm' by her aunt, and when she graduated with her PhD said that she had 'always wanted to be a professor' like her uncle.
Warriner completed a PhD titled Internationalisation of Maori businesses in the creative industry sector: ko te rerenga o te toki a tu, he whare oranga at Massey University, which investigated the drivers and barriers to internationalisation for businesses before, during and after becoming exporters. Her thesis was supervised by John Monin and Anne de Bruin. Warriner then joined the faculty of Te Whare WÃÂnanga o AwanuiÃÂrangi, based at WhakatÃÂne, where she was promoted to full professor in 2016. She is the co-ordinator of the School of Indigenous Graduate Studies' doctoral programme.
Warriner serves on the Te Rà «nanga o NgÃÂti Whatua Board as the Otamatea Takiwa representative. She is also a trustee of NgàUri o Kamupene âÂÂAâ o Rua Tekau MàWaru â the Descendants of âÂÂAâ Company 28 MÃÂori Battalion Trust. Warriner has also been involved in governorship and treaty settlement for NgÃÂti Porou, and participated in the Iwi Leaders Forum.