Most recently, Rod completed a five-year term as inaugural chair of the Climate Change Commission, and he continues to be a director of ASB bank.
Rod has previously held roles as the Vice-Chancellor at the University of Canterbury, Managing Director of Jade Software Corporation Ltd and has also had a distinguished career in the banking sector, which included roles as Acting Governor of the Reserve Bank and Chair of the Board of the Reserve Bank.
Rod holds a PhD in Insurance and Risk Management and an MA in Applied Economics and Managerial Science from The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania; an MBA in Money and Financial Markets from Columbia University, New York; and undergraduate honours degrees in law and in economics from the University of Otago.
Rod’s current projects include mentoring enterprises in the clean tech and sustainable fibre sectors.