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The Motu Foundation Board of TrusteesThe Motu Foundation is governed by a Board of Trustees, which consists of some of New Zealand's most distinguished businessmen and academics.
Colin James (Chair)Colin James has been a political journalist for over 35 years. He writes a weekly political column in the New Zealand Herald and a monthly column in Management Magazine. He has written six books, has presented seminars and lectures on politics and has held several university fellowships. he is managing director of the Hugo Group, a forecasting group with around 90 corporate members at CEO level. He is Trustee on the Motu Economic and Public Policy Research Board and was a founding member of the Motu Foundation.
Dr Roderick CarrDr Carr is managing director of Jade Software Corporation and a former Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank. He has a PhD in Insurance and Risk Management from the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania. He is a Director of Lyttleton Port Company Ltd, Taranaki Investment Management Ltd and ORIX Australia Corporation Ltd; on the Advisory Board to the University of Canterbury's College of Business and Economics; and a Director of Canterbury Employers' Chamber of Commerce. He is Fellow of the New Zealand Institute of Management and in 2006 was named NZ Hi-Tech Company Leader of the Year. Dr Carr became a Trustee of the Motu Foundation in 2007.
Dr Keith TurnerDr Turner is Chief Executive of Meridian Energy. In his 35-year career, he has held a range of senior engineering and executive roles for the major electricity providers, including the Electricity Corporation and its predecessor, the Electricity Department. He was a member of the Transpower Establishment Department Board, a Founding Director of M-Co, a member of the Contact Energy Establishment Team and a member of the Market Surveillance Committee. Dr Turner has been a Trustee of the Motu Foundation since 2007.
Dr Steve ThompsonDr Thompson is Chair of the Motu Economic and Public Policy Research Trust and was a founding member of the Motu Foundation. He has economics degrees from universities in Britain and Canada and holds a PhD in Agriculture. He is also a graduate of Canada's National Defence College and the Queen's University Programme for Public Executives. He was the Chief Executive of the Royal Society of New Zealand between 2000 and 2007, and is currently working with the British Government to develop commercially-orientated science links between the UK and New Zealand.
Dr Suzi KerrDr Kerr helped to establish Motu Economic and Public Policy Research in 2000. She completed her PhD in Economics at Harvard University in 1995 and, following this, was an Assistant Professor at the University of Maryland. At Motu, she specialises in research on environmental regulation and is the current Director. As Director of Motu Economic and Public Policy Research, she serves as a Trustee on the Motu Foundation Board.
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