Dave Houlbrooke

I am an experienced science workforce people leader operating in the role of Chief Science Capability Officer for the Bioeconomy Science Institute

I originally joined AgResearch in 2004 as a Soil Scientist researching the impacts of grazing management on soil compaction good management practices for sustainable land application of farm dairy effluent.

I come from a rural upbringing in hill country farms in the Wairarapa and Waikato. I am an active relaxer & enthusiast of the great outdoors.