Ganesh is Research Director of BERL. He joined BERL fulltime in 1998 as a Senior Economist and became Chief Economist in 2010, before moving to the Research Director position in 2019.

Hillmarè has 25 years of experience in strategy, policy analysis and design as a macro-economist in New Zealand, the Pacific, the World Bank and Africa.

Hugh joined the BERL team in 2010 as a research economist. Passionate about data and information, Hugh has excelled at building economic models, economic impact assessments, projections and scenarios.

Mark has recently celebrated 40 years working as an economist. His experience has been gained in the United Kingdom and New Zealand.

Nadine joined BERL in 2016 as Executive Assistant, before being appointed Business Development Manager in 2018.

Konrad is a recent graduate with experience working in academia as a research assistant. He has worked on projects in the energy sector as well as television. He first joined BERL in 2016 after graduating.

Sam is passionate about tackling New Zealand’s big challenges. There is more data available now than ever before, and using this to make the right decisions is critical for the long-term success of New Zealand.

Kel has been with BERL for over 40 years, and still gets a kick out of delving into what drives the shape of the country, the use of resources like land and water, and how that affects peoples’ economic wellbeing.

Both data geek and people person, Merewyn’s work includes kōrero with clients and stakeholders to discover and incorporate their perspectives to inform her data-led analysis. Taking project findings and translating these into actionable knowledge is one of the most satisfying parts her role.

Amanda has skills and experience in both quantitative and qualitative research, including survey design, testing for reliability and validity within measurement tools, statistical analysis, interviewing, and theme analysis.

Nick is an experienced economist having worked on a range of economic projects across the public and private sector in New Zealand and the United Kingdom.

Hannah joined BERL in 2019 as a Research Economist.  Hannah shares BERL’s passion for researching global and domestic issues to understand the impact on all New Zealanders and the New Zealand economy.