Gareth
Kiernan

Speaker Profile

Gareth Kiernan’s presentations are well-known for highlighting important issues affecting future economic trends in an entertaining and thought-provoking manner.

Gareth has been Managing Director of Infometrics since 2006, having joined the company in 1999 following his graduation from the University of Canterbury with a MCom and BSc in economics.

Gareth manages the forecasting team at Infometrics and oversees the company’s subscription services. Within the forecast process, he prepares the company’s building, property, and financial markets forecasts, and he regularly does presentations to clients on the economic outlook relevant to their industry. Gareth has developed an extensive knowledge of the broader economy from his dealings with clients across the private and public sectors, and he has established a reputation for well-founded public comments on prospects for the economy.

Since being founded in 1984, Infometrics has become well-known as a leading independent economic forecasting and consulting business in New Zealand. The company has a strong drive to ensure that the economic information it provides is understandable, and this is reflected in Gareth’s presentations, which take economic issues and make them relevant to his audience. The company’s forecasts and analysis are used by a broad range of companies and other organisations as inputs to their budgeting, strategic planning, and market analysis.