Structure and membership
The University Council’s structure and membership profiles.
Chancellor Neil Paviour-Smith
Neil Paviour-Smith is Managing Director of Forsyth Barr and Chancellor of Victoria University of Wellington.
Pro-Chancellor Dame Therese Walsh DNZM
Dame Therese Walsh is an independent director, chairman of Air New Zealand Ltd, and a director of ASB Bank Ltd, Antarctic New Zealand, and Contact Energy Ltd.
Vice-Chancellor Professor Grant Guilford
Professor Grant Guilford is Vice-Chancellor of Victoria University of Wellington.
John Allen
John Allen the chief executive of the Racing Industry Transition Agency, chair of the New Zealand Police Risk Committee, and a Te Papa Foundation trustee.
Robyn Bargh CNZM (Te Arawa)
Robyn Bargh is an experienced director and the founder and former Managing Director of Huia Publishers.
Alan Judge
Alan has recently retired as a partner of EY where he was the Chair of EY New Zealand and a member of the EY Asia Pacific Advisory Board.
Isabella Lenihan-Ikin
Isabella was elected as the Academic Vice President of the Victoria University of Wellington Students Association (VUWSA) for 2017.
Traci Houpapa MNZM
Traci Houpapa specialises in strategic and economic development advice to Maori, iwi, public and private sector clients throughout New Zealand.
Associate Professor Kate Hunter
Kate Hunter is an Associate Professor in the School of History, Philosophy, Political Science and International Relations, and Stout Research Centre Director.
Dr Carwyn Jones
Carwyn Jones is a Senior Lecturer at Victoria University of Wellington's Faculty of Law.
Dr Farib Sos MNZM
Dr Farib Sos has substantial educational and business experience in the private and public sectors, ranging from energy and resources to health and environment.
Hugo Lawrence
Hugo is a fourth-year law and mathematics student.