Meeting - 21 September 2026

Speaker: Shamubeel Eaqub (pronounced "Yakub")

Topic: The New Zealand Economy

Shamubeel Eaqub makes economics easy and fun. Shamubeel is the Chief Economist at Simplicity. He is also an author, media commentator and a thought leading public speaker. He graduated with Honours in Economics from Lincoln University and is also a CFA Charterholder. He has 25 years of experience as an economist in Wellington, Melbourne and Auckland in leading financial institutions and consultancy (ANZ Bank, Goldman Sachs JBWere, NZIER, Sense Partners and Simplicity). He balances a portfolio of economics, consulting, public speaking, governance and family duties. He lives in Auckland with his wife and two sons.

Books published:
Urban Aotearoa (2024) , contributing author with Selena Eaqub
Generation Rent (2015) , co-authored with Selena Eaqub
Growing Apart: Regional Prosperity in NZ (2014)
The NZ Economy: An Introduction (2011) , co-authored with Dr Ralph Lattimore.