TĀNGATA
OUR PEOPLE
ESR’s people are the backbone of our organisation and we pride ourselves on our integrity, innovation and commitment to delivering quality science. By bringing together our skills and expertise, we aim to make a real difference to the health, safety and wellbeing of New Zealand. Find out more about our leadership team, our scientists and technicians, and our Board.
OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS
OUR SENIOR LEADERS
Our science team
Expertise
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Abhishek Gautam
Senior Scientist
Ahmed Al-Salim
Senior scientist
Allanah Kenny
Scientist
Alvaro Orsi
Data Science Lead
Amy Bradshaw
Scientist
Andrea McNeill
Team Leader - Epidemiology
Andrew Pearson
Senior Scientist
Angela Cornelius
Senior Scientist
Angus Newton
Senior Scientist
Annette Bolton
Senior Scientist
Audrey Tiong
Senior Scientist
Beverley Horn
Senior Scientist
Brent Gilpin
Technical lead/Team leader
Bridget Armstrong
Statistician
Bryden Bird
Scientist
Callum Thirkell
Epidemiologist
Catherine Abel-Pattinson
Board of directors
Charlotte Gilkison
Senior advisor
Chrissy Black
Senior Scientist
Craig Billington
Team leader
Cris Ardouin
Technical Lead
Daniel Bohnen
Manager Risk Assessment, Food, and Social Systems
Donia Macartney-Coxson
Senior Scientist
Dr Bruce Campbell CNZM
Board of directors
Dr Jill Vintiner
General Manager Health
Dr Matt Glenn
Board of directors
Dr Melissa McLeod
Board of directors
Dr Phil Carter
Principal Scientist
Ernest Williams
Technical Lead
Farjana Ahmed
Scientist
Georgia Bell
Kai Pūtaiao Māori/Scientist
Hannah Cooper
Public Health Medicine Registrar
Heidi Baker
Senior Scientist
Helen Morris
Scientist
Helena Rattray-Te Mana
Scientist
Hugo Strydom
Scientist
Isabelle Pattis
Senior Scientist
Jackie Wright
Senior Scientist
Jan Powell
Science Leader
Jiawei Zhao
Machine Learning Engineer
Jo Bright
Senior Scientist
Jo Chapman
Senior Scientist
Joanne Hewitt
Senior Scientist
Joanne Kingsbury
Senior Scientist
John Bone
General Manager Forensic
Justine Gilliland
Board of directors
Jymal Morgan
General Manager Māori Impact
Kate Thomson
Board of directors
Katrina Betty
Senior Technician
Kelly Broerse
Data Analyst
Kristin Bohm
Senior Scientist
Kristin Dyet
Technical Lead/Senior Scientist
Lauren Jelley
Technical Lead Virology
Lei Chen
Data Engineer
Liping Pang
Science Leader
Louise Weaver
Senior Scientist
Lucia Rivas
Senior Scientist
Maria Hepi
Senior Scientist
Marilen Espinoza
Scientist
Mark Ottaway
General Manager Business Services
Maxie Christison
Quality Director – Health and Environment
Megan Devane
Senior Scientist
Natalie Lombe
General Manager People & Culture
Naveena Karki
Scientist
Nicola King
Senior Scientist
Olga Pantos
Senior Scientist
Peter Cressey
Science Leader
Peter Lennox
Chief Executive
Phil Abraham
Principal Technician
Professor David Murdoch
Interim Chief Science Advisor
Professor Sarah Young
Chair of the Board
Rachel Qiu
Data Scientist
Rhys White
Scientist
Richard Dean
Senior Data Scientist
Ross Tompkins
Scientist
Samantha Coward
Team Leader
Sarah Jefferies
Public Health Physician
Sarah Nelson
Senior Scientist
Sijin Zhang
Senior Data Scientist
Sir Ashley Bloomfield KNZM
Board of directors
Sudesh Sharma
Scientist
Suzanne Manning
Technical Lead
Theo Sarris
Science Leader
Tineke Jennings
SHIVERS Nurse
Trish Bolger
General Manager Strategy
Virginia (Jinny) Baker
Senior Scientist
Virginia Hope
Medical Director
Wim Nijhof
General Manager Environment