Craig Renney is the Economist and Director of Policy at the New Zealand Council of Trade Unions. He previously served as Senior Advisor to the Labour-led government (2017-2023), contributing to the design of the Wellbeing Budgets. He has worked at Treasury, MBIE and the Reserve Bank, and holds qualifi cations in economics, urban policy and public administration.

Diana Russell is a Senior Consultant at BERL, specialising in labour markets, wellbeing analysis and equitable outcomes. She previously worked at the NZCTU, leading work on the Future of Work Tripartite Forum, and has held roles in policy, communications and research across government and the union movement. She holds a Master of Business Studies (Economics) with Distinction from Massey University.