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
Andrew Benoy
Principal
Andrew leads the Nous Canberra office and is expert in designing and implementing new operating models.
David Diviny
Chief Data and Analytics Officer and Head of AI
David is a leading strategic thinker on the application of Generative AI in the public sector.
David Hallinan
Principal
David brings decades of Australian Government experience and more than 15 years in senior executive roles across the breadth of the Australian Government.
Deniza Mazevska
Principal
Deniza is a health policy and research leader with extensive experience driving significant projects in Australia and abroad. Passionate about improving healthcare systems, she combines strategic thinking with a focus on practical implementation to achieve better outcomes.
Hamish Ride
Principal
Hamish specialises in strategy and policy development, from direction-setting through to execution in education and other sectors.
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.
Philippa Prothero
Principal
Philippa supports organisations to build future-focused workforce models, applying a strong data-driven approach and incorporating best practice at all points of the employee life cycle.
Sam Abusah
Principal and Chief Economist
Sam is Nous’ Chief Economist and is a trusted policy adviser with 25 years of experience across public and private sector roles.
