Roger brings experience in organisational design, implementation planning, and strategy in the ECEC and broader education sectors across Australia and in Canada.
His expertise in aligning funding and cost models with strategic intent has delivered measurable outcomes for public and not for profit clients at the intersection of public policy and private delivery. Prior to Nous, Roger worked in Commonwealth Government to implement law reform recommended by the Hayne Financial Services Royal Commission.
Influential work
- Managed Nous’ support to translate the Victorian Government’s commitment to directly deliver 50 early childhood education and care centres into an actionable delivery plan, addressing site selection, service, entity and operating model design, governance, financial modelling, rollout sequencing, community engagement, and competition considerations
- Managed Nous’ work with the largest non-government schools provider in Victoria to establish the operating model for a new early childhood education entity, working directly with the CEO and CFO to support the establishment of the entity, which has now opened 125 early childhood services to date its school network
- Advised 89 ECEC providers and local governments on workforce planning, developing five-year workforce plans to deliver Victoria’s kindergarten reforms and helping participants align their strategies to workforce supply and demand, local delivery constraints, infrastructure plans, and demographic shifts
- Supported two Canadian Universities with major organisational transformations across their costs base and revenue models in the context of major financial difficulties
Outside of Nous
Prior to working at Nous, Roger worked at the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) for over four years, most recently as a policy adviser in the Strategy Group. His work focused on major policy projects that affected large parts of ASIC’s regulated population, including those related to alternative dispute resolution.
Roger holds an Honours Degree of the Bachelor of Arts (Psychology, Politics and International Studies) from the University of Melbourne and is currently completing the final subjects of his Juris Doctor at Monash University.
In his spare time...
You might find Roger rock climbing, skiing or visiting family in the country. Otherwise, he supports local musicians or chases his energetic border collie around the park each morning.