Dr James Kierstead

Adjunct Fellow

James is an Adjunct Fellow at The New Zealand Initiative. His focus is on higher education policy, including academic freedom.

James holds a BA in Classics from Oxford, an MA in Ancient History from the University of London, an MA in Political Science from Stanford and a PhD in Classics from Stanford.

He is also the co-host, along with Michael Johnston, of Free Kiwis!, a podcast dedicated to discussing free speech in a New Zealand context. He can be found on Twitter at @Kleisthenes2.

Phone: 04 499 0790

Email: james.kierstead@nzinitiative.org.nz