Geoffrey Whitehead was the first Managing Director and Board member of the ABC under its 1983 Act, from 1984-86. He has a Diploma in International Affairs (London) and a Masters Degree (merit) in International Relations (University of Victoria, Wellington). He is the author of ‘Inside the ABC’ (Penguin 1988) and of ‘Tending the flame of democracy’ (iUniverse 2004).