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Gareth Huw Morgan (born 17 February 1953) is a New Zealand businessman, economist, investment manager, motor cycle adventurer, public commentator and philanthropist. == Biography == Morgan was born in Putaruru, New Zealand to Roderic and Mary Morgan, the second of five children and the first to be born in New Zealand. He married Joanne Baird from Invercargill in 1975. They have four children: Samuel, Jessi, Floyd and Ruby. They also have four grandchildren. From 1958–1970, Morgan attended school in Putaruru – Oraka Heights Primary and Putaruru High. He then attended Massey University for four years gaining a BA (Hons) in Economics. In 1982 he graduated from Victoria University with a PhD in economics. Morgan and wife Joanne are intrepid motor cycle travellers. They have ridden every continent in the world on motor cycles, as part of their World by Bike expeditions. These trips are documented on their motorcycle travel website (http://www.worldbybike.com). Together they have written five motorcycle travel books which document their unique style of unsupported motorcycle long distance tours. He is father of Sam Morgan (founder of TradeMe), and was an early TradeMe investor and director. When TradeMe sold to Fairfax Media, Gareth and his wife Joanne received NZ$50 million, which they donated to their charitable foundation, the Morgan Foundation which administers the Morgans' philanthropic work. Gareth and Jo Morgan are also UNICEF Goodwill Ambassadors. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Gareth Morgan (economist)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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