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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

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Andrew Benoy

Principal

Andrew leads the Nous Canberra office and is expert in designing and implementing new operating models.

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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.

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Craig Hutchinson

Principal

Craig is a Principal with more than 15 years’ experience in strategy, growth, emerging technology and transformation across the energy, resources, and industrials sectors.

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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.

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Greg Joffe

Principal

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

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Hamish Ride

Principal

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

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Jean-Paul Cardoso

Principal

Jean-Paul is a Principal at Nous Group with more than 20 years of consulting and industry experience across Australia.

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John Chow

Principal

John is an organisational design and digital implementation specialist, advising government, start-up and corporate clients.

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Kaushal Vyas

Principal

Kaushal is a digital strategy leader with more than 15 years of executive leadership experience designing and managing digital product and service businesses.

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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.

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Michael Rathjen

Principal

Michael is an experienced advisor across digital strategy, policy and technology-enabled transformation. He is passionate about to role of technology in improving outcomes for people, government and organisations.

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Monique Jackson

Principal

Monique Jackson is a leader in health and human services policy, with specialist expertise in mental health, alcohol and other drugs (AOD), domestic and family violence, and child protection.

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