People
Patrons
Our patrons provide invaluable guidance and encouragement and we are thankful for their ongoing support.
Professor Lionel Carter
Professor of Marine Geology at Victoria University of Wellington
Roger Dennis
Consultant: innovation, foresight, transformation
Sue Elliott
Chair of the Wellington Sculpture Trust and strategic communications adviser
Dr Bronwyn Hayward
Associate Professor and Head of Department, Political Science and International Relations, UC
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
Todd Krieble
Principal Economist, New Zealand Institute of Economic Research
Elaina Lauaki-Vea
Royal Commission into Abuse in Care
Dr Ella Lawton
Otago Polytechnic Centre for Sustainable Practice
Trevor Moeke
Director, Strategic Adviser, Co Chair at Te Mangai Paho (TMP)
Bill Moran
Previously worked for New Zealand Treasury
Alison Nevill
Alison has been working part time for the McGuinness Institute since 2011
Dame Dr Claudia Orange
Head of Research, Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
James Palmer
Strategic Development Group Manager, Hawkes Bay Regional Council
Michelle Pawson
Neville Peat
Writer and environmentalist
Mike Reid
Principal Adviser at Local Government New Zealand
Dame Diane Robertson
Chair, The Data Futures Partnership Working Group
Conal Smith
Senior economist at the OECD
Dr J. Morgan Williams
Principal, FutureSteps
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
Reuben Brady
Head of Research
Arne Larson
Research Assistant
Lauren Boot
Research Assistant
Sophie Wells
Designer
Dana King
Designer
Madison Crisp
Office Administrator
Anna Kissock
Office Administrator
Harry (Black Pudding)
Office dog