Zac is Nous' Global Higher Education Lead and has more than three decades of business and consulting experience from around the world.
Clients voted Zac the ‘Most Client Focused Management Consultant’ as part of the annual Australian Financial Review awards for professional services. Boards, executives and staff value his provocative, creative and practical mindset and engaging nature.
Influential work
In Scotland, conducted a suite of revenue growth projects for a globally connected university, including reshaping their program offer and establishing a global foundation college
In the UK, redesigned and implemented a new course portfolio architecture for a Russell Group university
In Canada, led the world’s largest and fastest change in operating model at a research-intensive university
In the middle east, supported a university to design a suite of market facing qualifications
In Australia, led an institutional size and shape program for a high performing university with an emphasis on student mix and campus capital implications
In Asia, led a university campus turnaround that drove higher quality student outcomes
Led a multi-jurisdictional university collaboration on how to measure civic engagement and the implications for global league tables
Outside of Nous
Zac has worked with corporations including Sky TV (UK) and KPMG. At Sky TV he assisted with the transition from analogue to digital TV. At KPMG, he started his professional career as an auditor but quickly moved to management consulting.
Zac holds a Master of Business Administration from Melbourne Business School and a Bachelor of Commerce from The University of Queensland.
In his spare time...
Zac is a keen athlete and was a guide runner for the 2008 Beijing Paralympic Games. He is also a world-record holder for over 50 men’s 1500m running. He enjoys driving his kids around to their many and various activities, hanging out with his partner, gardening, cooking and sneaking in the odd movie or two.
