Leon Grice

Leon Grice currently serves as Chair at Antarctica New Zealand since February 2024 and as Co-founder Director at Tara Science since April 2023. Grice was previously the Executive Director of Rako Science Limited, a biomedical start-up focused on COVID-19 saliva testing, from October 2020 to May 2023. Additional roles include Chairman of the NZ US Council from December 2016 to May 2023 and Founder Director at CloseAssociate from July 2000 to May 2023. Grice contributed as an Advisor to the New Zealand Government COVID-19 Operations Command Centre from March to August 2020 and held various positions related to foreign affairs and national issues, including Special Advisor at the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Trade and NZ Consul General in Los Angeles. Grice holds a BA Hons in Political Science and Philosophy from the University of Canterbury.