Professor Girol Karacaoglu

Profile headshot of smiling Girol Karakaoglu

About the Professor

Professor Girol Karacaoglu came to Victoria University of Wellington from the New Zealand Treasury, where he was Chief Economist. Before then, he was the Chief Executive of the Co-operative Bank of New Zealand for nine years. He was Head of School for the School of Government from 2016-2022.

His previous roles include General Manager at Westpac NZ, Chief Economist at the National Bank of NZ, and lecturer in Economics at Victoria University of Wellington.

His academic fields of specialisation were in monetary and financial economics, international finance, econometrics, corporate accounting, and finance.