Dame Alison Mae Paterson DNZM QSO (formerly Dinsdale, née Glennie; born 22 August 1935) is a New Zealand businesswoman.

Paterson was born Alison Mae Glennie at Taumarunui on 22 August 1935.

She spent 15 years on the board of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand and has chaired entities including Landcorp, the Waitematā District Health Board, Farm IQ Systems, Kiwi Wealth, the Forestry Industry Safety Council, and Albano Healthcare Group.

[8] In the 2010 Queen's Birthday Honours, she was made a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to business,[9] and she was promoted to Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit in the 2014 New Year Honours.

[10] In 2009, Paterson was conferred an honorary Doctor of Commerce degree by Massey University.