Managing Director at Catalyst IT

Monday 16 February 2026

Bio

Don is the Managing Director and one of the founders of Catalyst IT, a New Zealand owned open source software company headquartered in Wellington.

Don is a former President of the New Zealand Open Source Society and was on the Council of Internet New Zealand for two years. He recently resigned as co-chair of the Kiwi tech organisation, NZRise, after 12 years in that role. He was a developer once upon a time.

A passionate believer in the capability of his fellow Kiwis, Don has long supported and advocated for the digital sector of Aotearoa. Building national and local infrastructure, capability and cyber resilience is at the heart of Catalyst’s vision and enabled by the company’s strong support for and use of open source software.

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