Gareth Morgan

Gareth Morgan is a New Zealand businessman, economist, investment manager, motor cycle adventurer, author, public commentator and philanthropist.

Gareth and his wife Jo are passionate motorcycle travellers and have written 5 titles on their various trips which have taken them around the world. The first, "Silk riders" which took them from Europe to Asia following in the footsteps of Marco Polo, also resulted in a documentary. Gareth and Jo blog about their travel at http://worldbybike.com

Gareth is also the author of a series of books that scrutinise the spending of public money on various public services, including health, tax and welfare, and sustainability issues like fishing and climate change. Gareth publishes a blog on these topics at http://garethsworld.com

Gareth and Jo are UNICEF Goodwill Ambassadors.