Derek Handley

Who is Derek Handley?

Derek Handley is a New Zealand entrepreneur, speaker and author. Derek attended Victoria University of Wellington, Massey University and the MIT Sloan School of Management.

In 2011 he was named to the ‘Silicon Alley 100’ of the most influential technology people in New York as well as a World Class New Zealander and Sir Peter Blake Trust Leader. Derek is a former New Zealand Herald Business Leader of the Year and Ernst & Young Young Entrepreneur of the Year in New Zealand. In 2011 Handley was named a New Zealand 2011 Leader by the Sir Peter Blake Trust. He is also co-founder and Chairman of mobile advertising network, Snakk Media, which listed on the NZX in 2013, becoming one of the first publicly listed B-Corporations in the world.

In December 2011 Derek donated 2 years of his life to help Sir Richard Branson, Founder of the Virgin Group, Jean Oelwang, CEO of Virgin Unite and Jochen Zeitz, former Chairman of Puma, to help create what is now The B Team.

The B Team is a not-for-profit initiative formed by a global group of leaders to create a future where the purpose of business is to be a driving force for social, environmental and economic benefit.