Governance Board
BRNZ’s Governance Board oversees and advises the Co-Directors on strategy, training and leadership development, community and Māori engagement, international collaboration, and on matters of policy, administration and funding.
The Board is made up of highly regarded members of the community and tertiary sector who hold significant expertise in areas of relevance to our strategic outcomes.
Acting Chair
Mr Tony Offen, BA
Dunedin accountant, entrepreneur and council member of Neurological Foundation of NZ
Mrs Wendy Fleming, CRSNZ
Chair of Alzheimer’s New Zealand Charitable Trust, Honorary Vice President of Alzheimer’s Disease International, Past-Chair Alzheimer’s New Zealand
The Venerable Lloyd Nau Popata
Archdeacon of Tamaki Makaurau, Pou Tikanga - of Ngāti Kahu of Northland
Professor Jim Metson, BSc, PhD, FNZIC, MAIME, MRSNZ
Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Research, University of Auckland
Professor Richard Blaikie, BSc (Hons), PhD
Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Research, University of Otago
Professor Ian Wright, BSc (Hons), PhD
Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Research, University of Canterbury
Professor Richard Barker, BSc (Hons), PhD
Pro-Vice Chancellor, Division of Sciences, University of Otago
Professor John Fraser, BSc (Hons), PhD, FRSNZ
Dean, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland
Professor Kathryn McPherson, BA (Hons), PhD
Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Auckland University of Technology