Jane is Dean of the Wellington School of Business and Government at Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand. She came to academia after a career as an organisational psychologist and manager in the public and private sectors. Her academic and professional interests have always focused on aspects of the development of human capability in the workplace.

Jane’s academic career has been based at Victoria University of Wellington, but she has also had periods as a visiting fellow at the University of Oxford, University of Toronto, and Strathclyde University. After 14 years of service across the full spectrum of academic activity in the School of Management, Jane has spent the last 9 years in a range of senior Faculty leadership positions (Associate Dean Research, Deputy Dean) culminating in acting Pro Vice Chancellor and Dean, and now Dean.

Jane is a chartered fellow of the Human Resource Institute of New Zealand, and a Life Member of the New Zealand Psychological Society. She also currently serves as an independent director on the board of the Royal Australasian College of Medical Administrators (RACMA).