Our People

He aha te mea nui o te ao? He tāngata! He tāngata! He tāngata!
What is the most important thing in the world? It is people! It is people! It is people! 
UniServices is a diverse organisation with specialist kaimahi across Aotearoa New Zealand. 
Meet some of our senior people.

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Executive Team

Greg Murison

Chief Executive

Greg Murison (Kāi Tahu, Kāti Māmoe, Waitaha) joined UniServices in 2019 as Executive Director for Strategic Growth before taking up the role of CEO in March 2025. He has over 25 years’ experience in executive management and holds a PhD in immunology. He has worked in the biotech industry, universities and most recently in AgResearch, a Crown Research Institute.

Will Charles

Executive Director – Investment

Will Charles has been Executive Director Investment since 2005. In the last six years alone UniServices has started, supported and invested in 43 technology-based companies that have raised nearly $1 billion million in venture and seed funding for these companies. In 2016 he founded and manages the University of Auckland Inventors Fund, a $40m evergreen fund dedicated to start-ups generated by staff and students at the University of Auckland.

Jo Copeland

Executive Director - People and Culture

Jo joined UniServices in 2024. She comes with a wealth of experience in leading People & Culture teams in industries as diverse as pharmaceuticals, professional services, media, healthcare and IT. She is also an Alumni of the University of Auckland where she gained her law degree and completed post graduate studies.

Analeise Murahidy

Executive Director - Strategic Growth

Analeise has been with UniServices since 2009. Prior to joining UniServices she held contract management, operations and business development roles within the tertiary sector in the UK and New Zealand. In 2024 she was appointed to the role of Executive Director, Strategic Growth.