Hinerangi Edwards, Taranaki, Ngāruahine, Taranaki, Ngāti Ruanui, Te Arawa, Samoan, is an executive director and co-owner of AATEA, a kaupapa Māori professional services consultancy. She was also the co-chair of the interim Establishment Board for the Primary Industries Workforce Development Council, is a member of the Māori Economic Development Advisory Board, and a director of Korou Digital Agency in Te Wairoa.

Hinerangi has previously held governance roles with a number of other organisations including as a Māori Language Commissioner, a councillor at Western Institute of Technology (WITT), a board member of Parininihi ki Waitotara, and a trustee for several charitable trusts. She has a background in career planning and employment and was a national moderator in the public sector for 10 years.