Our people

NZIER Board

Chief Executive
Jean-Pierre de Raad

Deputy Chief Executive
John Ballingall

Senior Fellows

• Professor Emeritus Gary Hawke
• Dr Brent Layton
• Dr John Yeabsley

Associate Senior Fellow

• Professor Jerry Bowman

Associate Fellow

• Dr James Giesecke

Principal Economist

• Shamubeel Eaqub

Senior Economists

• Dr Johannah Branson
• Peter Clough
• Dr Jagadish Guria
• Tamara Linnhoff
• Chris Nixon
• Sharon Pells

Economists

• Peter O'Connor
• Chris Parker
• Chris Schilling
• James Zuccollo

Support staff

• Karen Kam - Accounting and IT Specialist
• Jessica Matthewson- Executive Assistant and Secretary to the Board
• Deborah O'Connor - Information Specialist
• Sarah Spring - Library Manager and Information Specialist