Helen Joan Anderson QSO CRSNZ (born 11 September 1955) is a New Zealand professional director, scientist and, previously, public servant.

[1] Anderson was educated at Columba College, and then studied at the University of Auckland, graduating with a BSc(Hons).

She later undertook doctoral studies at the University of Cambridge, gaining a PhD in 1985.

[1][2] Anderson is currently, or has previously been, Chair of the Board of BRANZ, Studio Pacific Architecture, Scion and Fulbright NZ,[3] a director at Antarctica New Zealand,[4] NIWA, Dairy NZ[5] and ClearPoint Ltd. Other roles held have been on the councils of Massey University (as Pro-Chancellor), the Institute of Directors New Zealand and Nature Conservancy Aotearoa NZ.

Anderson is a seismologist with expertise in the mechanics of large earthquakes[6] and chaired the expert panel convened to investigate the performance of Statistics House in the 2016 Kaikōura earthquake.