Close up of female Nousers talking to a colleague

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 headshot

Tim Orton

Managing Principal & CEO

Tim is the founder, Managing Principal and CEO of Nous Group. He has led Nous Group through 26 years of uninterrupted growth including expansion across Australia, the UK, North America, Mexico, Ireland and New Zealand.

right arrow
Greg Joffe headshot

Greg Joffe

Principal

Greg leads projects helping clients to develop and implement their strategy.

right arrow
Hamish Ride headshot

Hamish Ride

Principal

Hamish specialises in strategy and policy development, from direction-setting through to execution in education and other sectors.

right arrow

Jim Pearse

Principal

Jim has an extensive background in Commonwealth-state relations, funding policy, forecasting health care activity, evaluation methods, evidence-based health care, and development of performance and quality frameworks and indicators.

right arrow
Mark Booth headshot

Mark Booth

Principal

Mark has worked for more than 35 years in public policy, including at the highest levels of government in four countries, specialising in health policy.

right arrow
Paul Taylor headshot

Paul Taylor

Principal

Paul is a Principal in Nous’ Canberra office and has worked with Nous across Australia, North America, and the UK. He leads our Strategy & Implementation Practice and Higher Education Professional Services capability.

right arrow
Sam Abusah headshot

Sam Abusah

Principal

Sam is a trusted policy adviser and economist with 25 years of experience across senior public and private sector roles.

right arrow
Simon Guttmann headshot

Simon Guttmann

Principal

Simon’s expertise covers strategy, operating model and public policy. He brings deep sector expertise in energy and decarbonisation, environment, planning and precincts, and regional development.

right arrow
Sophie O'Connor headshot

Sophie O’Connor

Principal

Sophie is expert in strategy, business transformation and public policy. She works with private and public sector clients to understand their requirements and develop innovative and lasting solutions.

right arrow
Tanya Smith headshot

Tanya Smith

Principal

Tanya is a public administration and policy expert who brings extensive experience at senior levels in federal and state governments.

right arrow