Dr Charlotte Severne (Ngāti Tūwharetoa, Ngāi Tūhoe) is the Māori Trustee and Chief Executive of Te Tumu Paeroa. She leads the organisation in managing over 90,000 hectares of Māori land on behalf of nearly 100,000 owners, providing trustee, property management, and land development services to more than 1,800 Māori land trusts.