Biographies of contributors

Don Brash was born in New Zealand in 1940. He attended Canterbury University in Christchurch, completing a Bachelor of Arts Degree with a double major in economics and history. In 1962 he obtained his Master of Arts degree with first class honours, majoring in economics. In 1966, Dr Brash obtained a PhD in economics from the Australian National University, with a thesis on American investment in Australian industry. After a career serving with the World Bank in Washington, in the New Zealand banking sector, in the New Zealand Kiwi fruit industry, and as a public policy advisor, Dr Brash became Governor of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand in 1988.