Professors of the Institute of Public Policy at AUT University. Ian Shirley, Marilyn Waring, Charles Crothers, Greg Clark, Xavier Greffe, Brian Easton, Phil McDermott

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Ian Shirley is regarded as one of this country's leading 'practitioners' in economic and social development. His 'track record' in economic development has been established over three decades ranging from small locality-based projects in rural communities, through industry initiatives in major cities and regions, to a leadership role in public and private sector development programmes both in New Zealand and overseas. Ian has led Ministerial Councils for both Labour and National Administrations - acted as a consultant to the Minister of Finance and a budget taskforce on income tax and social security - and participated as a member of research advisory boards and panels for the National Research Advisory Council, the Royal Society and the New Zealand Government's Bioethics Council. In 2006 Professor Shirley was the first New Zealander invited to address the China Executive Leadership Academy Pudong, China's elite educational academy for the training of Chinese Leaders. He is on the Editorial Board of the Local Economy Journal and a member of the Auckland Regional Economic Development Forum. During 2007/2008 Ian is leading a major research program engaging the metropolitan centres and cities of the Asia Pacific region in collaboration with Professor Bao who has just completed a review of 119 Chinese cities. He is involved in the teaching of the Economic Development Program and is currently supervising MPhil and PhD candidates in the Public and Social Policy and in Economic and Social Development. Send email to Ian

Marilyn Waring BA (Hons) VUW, DPhil (Waikato), Personal Chair: Public Policy Marilyn is internationally known for her work in political economy and development assistance and human rights. Her book Counting for Nothing is an international bestseller and is the basis of the Canadian documentary Who's Counting. She has held Fellowships at Harvard and Rutgers Universities. She is a Member of the Board of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand. Professor Waring has been appointed as a lay member to the Board of Judicial Studies. This Board oversees the Institute of Judicial Studies which is the professional development arm of the New Zealand Judiciary. Its purpose is to enhance the quality of justice, by developing and co-ordinating education programmes and publications for judges. She has also accepted the position as the gender and governance adviser to the RAMSI Mission (Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands). In 2008, Marilyn received one of NZ's highest honours, becoming a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit (CNZM), for services to women and economics. See Marilyn's books and documentaries. Send email to Marilyn

Charles Crothers is Professor of Sociology at AUT University in the Department of Social Sciences, having previously been Chair of Sociology at the University of Natal, Durban. Earlier postings included periods in the Departments of Sociology, Victoria University of Wellington and the Ministry of Works and Development. His interests lie particularly in the theory of social structure, its history and the sociology of its production, and its applicability in the analysis of settler societies, such as New Zealand and South Africa. Applied social research is a particular interest: especially trying to usefully deploy official statistics (eg census, government department operational data) and secondary analysis of survey data-sets. Related writing is on Robert K Merton and recent trends in sociology, including its traditions. Charles is on AUT's Doctoral Studies Board, the Faculty of Applied Humanities's PostGraduate Board of Studies and IPP's Postgraduate Committee. Send email to Charles

Greg Clark is the Executive Director of Strategy, Communications and Intelligence with the London Development Agency and the foundation chair of the OECD Forum of Cities and Regions. He is a Board Director of the Council for Urban Economic Development in Washington DC, the European Association of Development Agencies in Brussels, the British Urban Regeneration Association and the United Kingdom Regional Policy Forum. Read more here.

Xavier Greffe is a distinguished academic with the University of Paris at the Sorbonne. He is internationally renowned as one of the leading figures within the LEED programme of the OECD where he has been a consultant on economic development in both Western and Eastern Europe. He has been decorated on three occasions by the French Government for his outstanding work as the Director of New Technologies and National Education and for his research in the area of Labour and Employment. Read more here.

Brian Easton is one of New Zealand's best known economists with a unique profile as an economic development practitioner, consultant, journalist and commentator. A former director of the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research, he currently holds a Marsden Fellowship Grant to study Globalisation. Brian is a member of the Prime Minister's Growth and Innovation Advisory Board. Brian's website

Phil McDermott has been appointed as an adjunct Professor of Urban and Regional Development with IPP, specialising in economic development, urban studies and local government. Phil has a long-standing background in industrial and regional, urban and community development. Phil has worked extensively throughout New Zealand and Australia as an advisor to business and governments. He has conducted transport, trade, economic development and tourism related assignments throughout Asia. Read more here.

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