Gareth Morgan (economist)
| Gareth Morgan | |
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Morgan in 2012
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| Leader of the Opportunities Party | |
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Assumed office 4 November 2016 |
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| Born |
17 February 1953 Putaruru, New Zealand |
| Political party | Opportunities |
| Spouse(s) | Joanne Morgan |
| Relations | Sam Morgan (son) |
| Children | 4 |
| Alma mater |
Massey University Victoria University |
| Occupation | Economist, Investment manager |
| Website | garethsworld |
Gareth Huw Morgan (born 17 February 1953) is a New Zealand businessman, economist,investment manager, motor cycle adventurer, public commentator and philanthropist.
Morgan was born in Putaruru, New Zealand to Roderic and Mary Morgan, the second of five children and the first to be born in New Zealand. He married Joanne Baird from Invercargill in 1975. They have four children: Samuel, Jessi, Floyd and Ruby. They also have four grandchildren.
From 1958–1970, Morgan attended school in Putaruru – Oraka Heights Primary and Putaruru High. He then attended Massey University for four years gaining a BA (Hons) in Economics. In 1982 he graduated from Victoria University with a PhD in economics.
Morgan and wife Joanne are intrepid motor cycle travellers. They have ridden every continent in the world on motor cycles, as part of their World by Bike expeditions. These trips are documented on their motorcycle travel website (http://www.worldbybike.com). Together they have written five motorcycle travel books which document their unique style of unsupported motorcycle long distance tours.
He is father of Sam Morgan (founder of TradeMe), and was an early TradeMe investor and director. When TradeMe sold to Fairfax Media, Gareth and his wife Joanne received NZ$50 million, which they donated to their charitable foundation, the Morgan Foundation which administers the Morgans' philanthropic work. Gareth and Jo Morgan are also UNICEF Goodwill Ambassadors.
Morgan worked for the Reserve Bank of New Zealand in the early 1980s, before founding economics forecasting company Infometrics Limited in 1983. That company became one of New Zealand's largest independent economics consultancy and forecasting businesses and for 18 years while under Morgan's leadership (until the end of the 1990s) maintained a regular national circuit of business and public speaking engagements focussed on raising the economics literacy of businesspeople and householders.
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