About Us
Institute Staff
David Skilling, Chief Executive
David leads the New Zealand Institute. David was previously a Principal Advisor at the New Zealand Treasury where he worked primarily on economic growth issues. David has a Ph.D. in Public Policy, and a Master in Public Policy degree, from Harvard University, as well as a Master of Commerce (Hons) degree in Economics and a Bachelor of Commerce degree in Accounting & Finance from the University of Auckland. He was a Teaching Fellow at Harvard University for three years, and has also worked at the OECD, McKinsey & Company, and Deloitte. David is a member of the Advisory Board of the University of Auckland Business School and was awarded the inaugural Young Alumnus of the Year award from the University of Auckland in 2006.
david_skilling@nzinstitute.org
Danielle Boven, Research Associate
Danielle conducts research for the Institute and advises on project development. She has a Masters of Management from Northwestern University's J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management in Chicago and a Bachelor of Arts with majors in Economics, Accounting, and Government from Claremont McKenna College in California. Danielle has worked for seven years as a consultant for The Boston Consulting Group, and has also worked as a legislative assistant in The Alaskan State Government. While at Boston Consulting Group, Danielle worked on a wide range of strategic issues for leading companies, and has worked in Los Angeles, Chicago, Dallas, Hong Kong, Australia and New Zealand.
danielle_boven@nzinstitute.org
Paul Winton is a consultant to the Institute and is currently leading the Institute’s broadband project. Paul is a management consultant and advises funds and corporates on acquisitions and new investments. Paul serves an international investor client base by providing information and insight that allows them to make significant investment decisions with confidence. Prior to founding his investment advisory firm Paul worked with McKinsey and Company serving clients in New Zealand, Australia, the UK and South-East Asia. Paul has a BE (Hons) in manufacturing engineering and PhD in electronic engineering from The University of Auckland.
Justine Munro is a consultant to the Institute and is currently working on a project in social innovation. She is a management consultant and lawyer, with experience in the corporate, non-profit, indigenous and education sectors in New Zealand and Australia. Her consulting practice focuses on the area of cross-sectoral strategic partnerships. A New Zealand Rhodes Scholar, she was an associate with McKinsey & Company. She has an M Litt degree in Law from Oxford University and a LLB (Hons) degree from Victoria University of Wellington. She is a trustee of the Springboard Trust.
Lisa Bailey, Executive Assistant
Lisa manages the operational systems which facilitate the work of the Institute including executive support to David Skilling, organisation and events management, communications activities and assistance in maintaining business intelligence.