Perilyn Drysdale MBE (née Richards, born 18 March 1953) is a New Zealand entrepreneur and business owner.

Born in Christchurch on 18 March 1953,[1] Drysdale grew up on a sheep station near the Rakaia Gorge in the South Island of New Zealand.

She called it "Snowy Peak" and employed outworkers to knit luxury clothes such as jumpers, hats, scarves and gloves for supply to a few Christchurch stores.

In 1999 the brand received international attention when it was chosen to provide garments for world leaders attending the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Forum in Auckland.

[7] In 2000, Drysdale founded the "Untouched World Foundation", a charitable trust which is focused on developing sustainable leadership in young people.