Stephen brings more than 20 years of experience working collaboratively with senior leaders in environmental, primary industries and emergency management agencies in a range of areas of strategy, multi-jurisdictional policy and organisational design.
His previous roles include ‘head of strategy’ roles in the Victorian Department of Sustainability & Environment (DSE) and the Department of Primary Industries (DPI). Stephen currently leads Nous’ work in the environment and emergency management sectors.
Influential work
Supported the development of the vision for the Australian Government’s role in environmental regulation for the Department of the Environment’s Regulatory Reform Taskforce
Led evaluations and reviews of major policies in areas as diverse as bushfire safety, energy policy, disability services, farm services, biotechnology and health and nutrition
Led many major strategy and organisational design projects for boards and executive teams in a range of areas including environment, science, primary industries, water, education, health, human services and the arts
Provides executive-level PMO leadership for the delivery of complex, multi-stakeholder, multi-jurisdictional projects for government stakeholders, primarily in the natural resources, primary industries and environmental sectors
Worked with various secretaries and directors-general and their executive teams to produce the strategic and corporate plans of government departments
Led department contributions to major whole-of-government policy statements, including the Victorian Government statements on the economy, innovation and regional development
Outside of Nous
Stephen has 15 years of experience in the Victoria Public Service at senior levels. Previous roles include the establishment and leadership of DSE’s Strategy & Innovation Unit and the DPI’s Strategic Policy Unit. He also holds a Master of Business Administration from the University of Queensland and a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) and a Bachelor of Laws from Monash University.
In his spare time...
Stephen loves bushwalking, camping holidays, and travelling overseas with his wife and teenage children. H also enjoys composing and playing music on his favourite guitar.
