She combines human-centred design with system-wide perspectives to deliver results in complex areas including education, health and community services. Garima’s strong interpersonal skills enable her to engage confidently and empathetically with stakeholders from executives to frontline staff and customers, and to collaboratively design and implement solutions.
Garima joined Nous from the University of Sydney, where she most recently supported a major transformation of faculty operations. She has also worked at consultancies and advised on issues including skills policy, workforce development, education (higher, vocational, early childhood), preventive health, mental health, First Nations economic inclusion and domestic violence.
She is passionate about building inclusive organisations, economies and societies. Her economics Honours thesis sought to measure the impact of flexible work policies on women’s’ return-to-work choices after maternity leave.
Garima holds a Bachelor of Economics and a Bachelor of Laws from the University of New South Wales (UNSW), both with Honours. A multi-disciplinary thinker, as an undergraduate Garima won the Investec Prize for Most Outstanding All-Round Student at the UNSW Business School.
Garima chases after her two young children and pet rabbit, enjoys cooking and Indian classical dance and plans camping trips.