Our People
Our people are expert, personable and pragmatic. Our people make us Nous.
We recruit exceptional people from diverse fields into all levels of our organisation. We then invest heavily in the continuing learning and knowledge development of all our people. Our leaders include career consultants and a range of former senior executives from the private, public and community sectors. This allows us to provide you with the ideal blend of world-class consulting technique and nuanced sector expertise.
We create multi-disciplinary teams with skills and perspectives that perfectly complement yours. Our people listen carefully, push the thinking beyond the obvious, and work in the spirit of genuine co-production. Meet the people who can help your organisation achieve performance and positive influence.
Meet the team
Principals
Tim Orton
Managing Principal & CEO
Tim is the founder, Managing Principal, and CEO of Nous Group. He has led the firm through 27 years of growth, including expansion across Australia, the UK, North America, Mexico, Ireland, and New Zealand.
Aaron Maher
Principal
Aaron has a deep understanding of public policy and service delivery, and is an expert facilitator, evaluator and strategist. He has worked extensively in human services, including with people experiencing domestic and family violence.
Alex Snow
Principal
Alex is an education policy and organisational performance expert.
Anita Sarris
Principal
Anita is an organisational performance and capability expert with more than 15 years’ experience designing organisational structures, systems, processes and culture across a range of industries including resources, energy, and government.
Annette Madvig
Principal
Annette leads Nous’ work in Early Childhood Education and Care and co-leads Nous’ evaluation offer.
Brenden Carriker
Principal
A recognised leader in human-centred innovation, Brenden specialises in facilitating co-design for strategies, services and system-wide reforms to deliver real impact.
Carlos Blanco
Principal
Carlos is passionate about working with clients to deliver innovative and practical solutions to complex challenges. His focus is on translating insight into action that delivers improved performance.
Christine Samy
Principal
Christine is an experienced enterprise strategy, customer, transformation and operations Principal, with extensive experience delivering mission-based and commercial outcomes in regulated sectors including health, education, insurance and renewable energy.
Craig Knox Lyttle
Principal
Craig helps senior leaders in mining, energy and higher education transform their operating models to create greater purpose, sustainability and impact.
David Diviny
Chief Data and Analytics Officer and Head of AI
David is a seasoned expert in education and data analytics, with extensive experience in AI-driven initiatives and strategic transformations.
David Hallinan
Principal
David has more than 20 years’ experience leading major Commonwealth initiatives across infrastructure, defence, health, finance and national security.
