Our Mission

Age Quod
Necesse Est.

'Age Quod Necesse Est' literally translates to 'Do What Is Necessary'.

Our broad mission ensures our continual relevance in a world where the only constant is change.

People

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Our Process

Collect

We begin all our new programs by gathering quality data to give us insights into the problem we're working to tackle.

Understand

Once we're satisfied with the data we have, we work to fully understand it so we can best utilise it to formulate a data-driven strategy.

Create

This is where the fun begins. At this stage we work to create an effective data-driven strategy to achieve the desired result.

Board of Trustees

Founder

Joseph Merz

Chairman

Founder

Talia Merz

Trustee

Julia Dederer

Trustee

Mike Joy

Trustee

Tobias Merz

Trustee

Simon Michaux

Trustee

Overshoot Behaviour Lab

Mat Maroni

Strategic Lead

Cody Peluso

Social Change Lead

Joseph Merz

Advisor

Kiwi Keepers Program

Max Harvey

Scientific Lead

Bridget Doran

Story Lead

Joseph Merz

Advisor

Advisory Board

Alexandra Ellen Appel

Education

Nandita Bajaj

Population

Phoebe Barnard

Global Change

Robert Clancy

Immunology

Ana Diez

Neuroscience

Rachel Donald

Media

Bridget Doran

Cognitive Psychology

Selina Gallo-Cruz

Social Science

Michael Heiler

Horticulture

Mat Maroni

Strategy

Cody Peluso

Social Change

Chris Rhodes

Energy

Jack Santa Barbara

Sustainability

Dane Smith

Behavioural Science

Will Steffen (d.)

Earth System

Paul Story

Ecotoxicology

Nathan Surendran

Energy Transition

DJ White

Strategy

Tommy Wiedmann

Sustainability

Kris Wyckhuys

Entomology

Interested in getting involved? Email work@merzinstitute.org