Directors

Deb Gilbertson

deb@windeaters.co.nz
Work
  • Educator, Social Researcher, Innovator, Economist
  • Senior Associate, Institute of Policy Studies, School of Government, Victoria University of Wellington www.vuw.ac.nz/ips/
  • Project Leader, Global Enterprise Experience www.geebiz.org
  • Principal, e-gov.co www.e-gov.co.nz

    Formerly:

  • Senior Lecturer, Victoria University
  • Director, VicLink Ltd (Victoria University’s commercial arm)
  • Corporate Marketing and Innovation Manager, DSIR
  • Lecturer, Lincoln College
University Teaching
  • Innovation (MMSTech, MBA, BCA)
  • Management (BCA)
  • Economics (MBA, DBA, B Agr Com, B Agr Sci, Adv Dip Farm Mgmt)
  • Financial Management (Arts, Culture and Heritage Directors’ Programme)
  • Marketing (B Sci Tech)
  • Technology Management (MMSTech)
Other
  • During Industry New Zealand’s pioneering stage, Deb worked with 80 of their business clients to rapidly expand their ventures.
  • Researched and wrote papers and developed proposals for Industry New Zealand for developing an enterprise economy.
  • Member of Innovative Technologies Programme Board, a government funded, seed venture capital fund. Developed criteria and policy for the fund, and promoted it.
  • FoRST contract to measure current and future state of science and technology in New Zealand, and recommended performance indicators.
  • Member of the Victoria University Research Ltd board.
  • Established, and on the board of, the Wellington Venture Capital Association.
  • PhD thesis topic: ‘collaboration between crown science providers and science users in New Zealand’
  • Co-author of nine academic books on management and innovation.
  • View or Download a list of Deb’s publications, keynote addresses and other papers