The Fellowships programme is overseen by the Board of Trustees of the Ian Axford (New Zealand) Fellowships in Public Policy. This Board is currently chaired by former New Zealand Ambassador to the United States, Roy Ferguson
The Axford Fellowship is administered in New Zealand by Fulbright NZ which is based in Wellington. Established as the NZ-US Educational Foundation in 1948 under a treaty between the governments of the United States and New Zealand, Fulbright New Zealand is jointly funded by both governments to administer the Fulbright programme in New Zealand and to promote “the further strengthening of international cooperative relations.” The Axford Fellowship is also supported by the New Zealand Embassy in Washington, DC.
Current members
Roy Ferguson QSO (Chair), former New Zealand Ambassador to the United States.
Annette Dixon (Deputy Chair), former Vice President for Human Resources, World Bank Group.
Mereama Chase, Manager, Public Service Commission
Richard Faull KNZM, FRSNZ, MBChB, PhD, DSc (Te Āti Awa, Ngāti Rāhiri), Director of the Centre for Brain Research, University of Auckland.
Aphra Green, Deputy Chief Executive, Social Investment Agency, and Chair of the Harkness Fellowship
Simon Murdoch CNZM, former High Commissioner of New Zealand to Australia.
Roger Sowry ONZM, former Member of Parliament, Minister of Social Welfare, Associate Minister of Health, and Leader of the House.
Jocelyn Woodley, Unit Manager, Americas Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade.