Experience

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  Loretto school

  Jan 1991 - Jan 1991

  Assistant tutor
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  Russell mcveagh

  Nov 1994 - Feb 1995

  Summer law clerk, litigation department

  Provided legal opinions related to litigation cases

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  The treasury - new zealand

  Nov 1995 - Feb 1996

  Summer intern, social policy and government services branch

  Conducted literature review and collected data for review of single-parent policy

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  Lecg

  Sept 1997 - May 1998

  Research analyst

  * Conducted economic analysis for antitrust, intellectual property, & damages cases in various industries including pharmaceutical, dairy, and electronic games* Provided policy advice on several projects including public funding for the arts and worker's compensation frameworks

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  Lecg

  Jul 1998 - Jul 1999

  Associate

  * Conducted economic analysis for antitrust, intellectual property, & damages cases in various industries including pharmaceutical, dairy, and electronic games* Provided policy advice on several projects including public funding for the arts and worker's compensation frameworks

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  Network economics consulting group pty. ltd.

  Jul 1999 - Oct 2000

  Senior consultant

  Conducted economic analysis of competition for legal cases & regulatory applications in telecommunications, electricity, and natural gas industries. Managed several projects with clients and experts based in various locations.

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  Lecg

  Mar 2001 - Jul 2001

  Senior associate

  * Conducted economic analysis for antitrust, intellectual property, & damages cases in various industries including pharmaceutical, dairy, and electronic games. * Provided policy advice on several projects including public funding for the arts and worker's compensation frameworks.

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  Uc berkeley

  Aug 2001 - Aug 2007

  - Research Assistant to Professors Aaron Edlin, David Mowery, Pablo Spiller, David Teece, & Oliver Williamson- Ran tutorials in Introductory Economics (undergraduate), Economics for Business Decisions (MBA), & International Business (undergraduate)

  • PhD Candidate

    May 2005 - Aug 2007

  • PhD Student

    Aug 2001 - May 2005
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  Stanford law school

  Aug 2006 - May 2007

  Fellow in law & biosciences

  * Performed research on contracting & intellectual property issues in biotech commercialization.* Organized and participated in activities by the Center and the Law School more generally.

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  European school of management & technology

  Sept 2007 - Aug 2014

  * Taught courses on Business Strategy and Capturing Value from Innovation in Full-time MBA, Executive MBA, and Executive programs.* Supervised Master’s theses by Executive MBA students* Performed research on how firms capture value from innovation, presented at leading academic conferences and published in leading journals * Taught courses on Business Strategy and Capturing Value from Innovation in Full-time MBA, Executive MBA, and Executive programs.* Supervised Master’s theses by Executive MBA students* Performed research on how firms capture value from innovation, presented at leading academic conferences and published in leading journals

  • Associate Professor of Strategy

    Sept 2010 - Aug 2014

  • Assistant Professor of Strategy

    Sept 2007 - Aug 2010
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  Nz productivity commission

  Mar 2014 - Jul 2016

  Principal advisor
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  Social investment unit

  Aug 2016 - Jul 2017

  Principal advisor

  - Designed and led research on the relationship between innovation & productivity for NZ firms using Statistics NZ’s Longitudinal Business Database- Led cross-agency project (with MBIE and Callaghan Innovation) to evaluate impact of R&D grants on the performance of NZ firms using the Longitudinal Business Database

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  Social investment agency

  Jul 2017 - Jan 2018

  Principal advisor

  - Advised ministers/senior leadership relating to NZ Government’s social investment approach- Guided empirical analysis on wellbeing outcomes by agency’s analytics team- Supported senior leadership to set up partnerships with NGOs in the social sector

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  Ministry of business, innovation and employment

  Nov 2020 - now

  - Led design and implementation of several major policy initiatives in Research, Science & Innovation portfolio including R&D Loan Scheme and R&D Tax Incentive Transition Support Payment- Developed and consulted on Research, Science & Innovation strategy- Provided advice to Ministers on various issues relating to the R&D Tax Incentive, R&D Project Grants, etc.- Co-taught internal training course on “Strategy and Strategic Thinking” - Supervised team of 8 advisors providing advice to Minister of Research, Science & Innovation- Coordinated provision of policy advice and management of programmes across teams and agencies

  • Principal Policy Advisor

    Jan 2018 - now

  • Manager - Innovation Policy (Acting)

    Nov 2020 - Mar 2021