Anna Mackenzie

Anna Mackenzie joined AbacusBio in October 2023 as Executive Assistant for the Aotearoa NZ-based global Management team. At the end of 2025, Anna stepped into a new role as Operations Coordinator & Systems Administrator, expanding her remit to include operational & HR processes, and systems management across the organisation. She is also the AbacusBio Board of Directors Administrator.

Anna brings a varied background that began in hospitality and customer service before evolving into administration, operations, and EA roles. Her day-to-day work now spans operational coordination, systems administration, and supporting strategic initiatives, while still being the go-to person for payroll, Board matters, and whatever else the Management Team throws her way. 

Career highlights include leading the creation of the Māori Annual Report (2021 & 2022) for Otago Polytechnic, organising off-site conferences for a team of 100, implementing H&S and EAP systems, and being described as “ruthlessly helpful” by a former colleague.

Anna’s focus at AbacusBio is to make people look good and feel good. A strong blue dot, she cares deeply about the people in her life and gets a kick from helping those around her do their jobs better.

Outside of work, Anna enjoys board games, reading, cooking, Formula 1, singing in the Octagon Ensemble, and looking after her dog, two cats and husband. If that isn’t enough, she runs a catering side hustle called Platterpuss Dunedin and volunteers as part of the Major Incident Support Team (MIST) for Hato Hone St John, so if you see her sprinting out of the office in high-vis gear, you’ll know why!