Gareth is general manager of the economics team at Infometrics. He is involved in producing the firm's regular forecasts and news analysis service, providing regular updates on trends in economic data for clients. He also regularly does presentations to clients on the economic outlook relevant to their industry. Gareth's primary areas of expertise are financial markets and the building and property sector, and he has completed a number of consulting jobs examining the residential construction industry.

Gareth graduated with a masters degree in economics from the University of Canterbury in 1998, and joined Infometrics early the following year. He also spent a summer working at the Reserve Bank in 1997/98.

David has worked as an applied economist in both the private and public sector since graduating from Otago University in 1982 with a BA (Hons) in economics. David has more than 20 years of experience as an applied economist in both the public and private sector in New Zealand. David heads Infometrics’ retail service. He is also involved with consulting and economic forecasting activities.

Adolf has been responsible for managing Infometrics consulting services since 1997. Before that he was a partner in Business and Economic Research Ltd. Adolf has a PhD in economics and specialises in mathematical economics, econometrics and economic modelling. His work has included general equilibrium analyses of changes in import protection, road funding, genetic modification and carbon charges; econometric estimation of forecasting models and empirical relationships in the areas of corporate credit risk and organisational structure; and the development of microsimulation models of savings and the tertiary student loan scheme. Adolf has also worked on a range of economic impact studies dealing with topics such as foreign students, APEC conferences, and exports. He is currently involved with the development of a system dynamics model for analysing regional development.

Andrew is the former managing director of Infometrics. He remains a director and continues to play an important, but part-time, role at Infometrics. His main areas of responsibility include the presentation of client seminars and conferences addresses, as well as producing the Transport Forecasts, and he is actively involved with the firm’s regular forecasting exercises. Andrew will spend the balance of his time with Gareth Morgan Investments, working on KiwiSaver.

He spent four years in London working for the National Farmers Union, and after a brief stint with Business and Economic Research Ltd back in Wellington he joined Gareth Morgan in establishing Infometrics in 1983.

Gareth is the principal of personal portfolio investment company, Gareth Morgan Investments (www.garethmorgan.com). He is also a director and senior economist with Infometrics Ltd. He is also a director of listed public company Property For Industry Ltd. Gareth is well-known for his provocative press columns and presentations. He is a sought-after conference speaker and business strategist. Gareth graduated from Victoria University of Wellington with a PhD in 1980 before joining the Reserve Bank of New Zealand to develop their macro-economic forecasting model. He founded Infometrics with Andrew Gawith in 1983.

Andrew is managing Infometrics’ Regional Service and offers consulting services in the area of labour market analysis. He has many years of experience in labour economics having established the Job Vacancy Monitoring Programme for the Department of Labour and being involved in occupational forecasting for the Human Sciences Research Council in South Africa.

Andrew also worked for the Southern Africa office of the international economics consultancy Global Insight, where he developed a regional service and monitored economic developments in Southern and East Africa. He has a masters degree in Economics from the University of Natal.

Chris has the valuable combination of English and economic skills, with a BA (Hons) in English literature and a graduate diploma in economics from Victoria University. Chris is responsible for the core economic forecasts with a particular focus on fiscal policy and trends in household income and expenditure. He has developed a thorough understanding of immigration policy and trends and also participates in consulting projects. He's an avid rock-climber and follower of American football.

Donna manages our accounts.

Michael is responsible for managing the IT related aspects of the business, and is also the primary contact for any website development.