People

Professor Mark Henaghan
Dean of the Faculty of Law at University of Otago

Dr Carwyn Jones
Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Law at Victoria University of Wellington

Dr Girol Karacaoglu
Head of the School of Government at Victoria University of Wellington

Alison Nevill
Alison has been working part time for the McGuinness Institute since 2011

Dr Bronwyn Hayward
Associate Professor and Head of Department, Political Science and International Relations, UC

Roger Dennis
Consultant: innovation, foresight, transformation

Bill Moran
Previously worked for New Zealand Treasury

Dame Dr Claudia Orange
Head of Research, Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Dr Ella Lawton
Otago Polytechnic Centre for Sustainable Practice

James Palmer
Strategic Development Group Manager, Hawkes Bay Regional Council

Sue Elliott
Chair of the Wellington Sculpture Trust and strategic communications adviser

Professor Lionel Carter
Professor of Marine Geology at Victoria University of Wellington

Neville Peat
Writer and environmentalist

Dame Diane Robertson
Chair, The Data Futures Partnership Working Group

Dr J. Morgan Williams
Principal, FutureSteps

Todd Krieble
Principal Economist, New Zealand Institute of Economic Research

Conal Smith
Senior economist at the OECD

Trevor Moeke
Director, Strategic Adviser, Co Chair at Te Mangai Paho (TMP)

Elaina Lauaki-Vea
Policy Advisor at Ministry for Pacific Peoples

The late Sir Paul Callaghan

The late Jan Lee Martin

The late Kevin Simpkins
Patrons
Our patrons provide invaluable guidance and encouragement and we are thankful for their ongoing support.
The Team
The Institute employs graduates, academics and young professionals from a range of disciplines. The team currently consists of full-time and part-time staff, with backgrounds in English, commerce, philosophy, politics, history and design. Our diverse backgrounds and standpoints allow us to integrate different knowledge bases and disciplines in order to engage with the complex issues that are the focus of our research. We are particularly interested in gathering varying viewpoints by creating meaningful connections with other groups interested in pursuing a vision for New Zealand.

Wendy McGuinness
Chief Executive

Isabella Smith
Head of Research

Reuben Brady
Research Analyst

Becky Jenkins
Designer

Billie McGuinness
Junior Designer

Madison Crisp
Office Administrator

Charlie
Office dog

Harry
Office puppy