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, chair of the Council’s Audit and Risk Committee, the New Zealand Police Risk Committee and a Te Papa Foundation trustee
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.
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.
Brigitte Bönisch-Brednich
Professor Brigitte Bönisch-Brednich is Head of the School of Social and Cultural Studies, in the Wellington Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences.
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.
Rhianna Morar
Rhianna Morar (Ngāti Porou, Te Arawa) is studying towards a conjoint LLB / BA degree in Law and Political Science and International Relations.