Director

As well as WEAll Aotearoa Director, Gareth is an author, political commentator and serves in governance roles. Gareth served as a Green Member of Parliament for a decade where he chaired the Social Service and Community Select Committee was the Green Party’s whip and strategist. Prior to Parliament he was a climate campaigner at Greenpeace.

Knowledge and Engagement Lead

Sally has worked primarily in social policy research since university. She has led research activity at the McGuinness Institute, been an advisor to the Mental Health and Addiction Inquiry, run GovTech initiatives at Creative HQ. Her previous role was working on Māori Data Sovereignty kaupapa at Nicholson Consulting.

Research Economist

Paul literally wrote the book on wellbeing economics from Aotearoa New Zealand! Palgrave Macmillan published Wellbeing Economics: The capabilities approach to prosperity as an open-access book in 2018. It was co-authored with Caroline Saunders and Joe Saunders. 

Paul was Professor of Economics at Lincoln University for 23 years and was a founding trustee for WEAll Aotearoa. He retired from both roles at the end of 2024 to focus on researching and advocating for economic systems that allow all communities to flourish while respecting our planetary and other environmental boundaries.

Communications Lead

Georgie is a researcher and campaigner with a deep commitment to systems change. Having previously worked as a Historian at the Waitangi Tribunal and as the Director of Child Poverty Action Group, Georgie is dedicated to creating a decolonised future that delivers a good life for everyone. She is a proud māmā to one.

Justin is the Director of Deliberate, a consultancy specialising in the use of qualitative research and systems thinking to help understand complexity.

Joanne (Ngāti Porou) is a senior advisor in government focused on Te Tiriti o Waitangi and environmental policy. She has a background in research and her publications traverse indigenous social media activism, Māori politics, and diverse economies.

Michael spent the first half of his career in a series of roles for a multi-national corporation both in NZ and offshore, before moving into consulting and professional services. He is passionate about sustainability and economics for people and planet.

Donna has formerly been Chief Economist at the Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment and Kiwibank and Principal Advisor at the New Zealand Treasury.

Brett (Te Ati Haunui-a-Pāpārangi, Ngāti Hāua, Ngāti Maru, Ngāpuhi) is a trustee and treasurer for Ngāti Hāua Iwi Trust and works for Ngā Tangata Tiaki, the Whanganui River post-settlement governance entity.