Appointed by the Minister of Education
Current term: 1 October 2024–30 September 2028
Ross Jackson is a member of Council and Chair of the Finance and Budget Committee, as well as being a member of the Audit and Risk Committee and Capital Development Committee.
Ross is a Partner at McCulloch and Partners, Chartered Accountants with offices in Invercargill, Queenstown and Te Anau. He is Chairman of Platinum Villas in Queenstown and holds a number of private company directorships and Board Advisory roles. He is the independent Chair of the Audit and Risk committee for Invercargill City Council.
Ross has a long involvement with the New Zealand Institute of Chartered Accountants (now Chartered Accountants Australia New Zealand) and was President of the organisation in 2011.