Academy Executive Committee

Academy Executive Committee current members

• Professor Stephen May FRSNZ 2026-2029 (Chair)
• Professor Nancy November FRSNZ 2026-2028 (Deputy Chair) 
• Distinguished Professor Dame Jane Harding FRSNZ 2024-2027 (Society President)
• Distinguished Professor Neil Gemmell FRSNZ  2026-2029 (Convenor – Biological and Environmental Sciences)
• Professor Tahu Kukutai FRSNZ 2026-2029 (Co-convenor – Māori Knowledge and Development)
• Professor Anthony Hōete FRSNZ 2025-2028 (Co-convenor – Māori Knowledge and Development)
• Professor Lynda Johnston FRSNZ 2025-2028 (Convenor – Social and Behavioural Sciences) 
• Professor Tim Naish FRSNZ 2024-2027 (Convenor – Physical, Earth and Mathematical Sciences) 
• Professor Linda Bryder FRSNZ 2026-2029 (Convenor – Humanities) 
• Professor Stephen Robertson FRSNZ 2024-2027 (Convenor – Health and Medical Sciences) 
• Professor Cather Simpson FRSNZ 2025-2028 (Convenor – Technology, Applied Sciences, Engineering) 

Subject to the Royal Society of New Zealand Act, to our General Rules, and any Academy Bylaws, the Academy Executive Committee may regulate its procedure in such manner as it thinks fit.