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
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.
Claire McCullagh
Principal
Claire is a human services and justice expert specialising in policy development and system design.
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.
Greg Joffe
Principal
Greg leads projects helping clients to develop and implement their strategy.
Hamish Ride
Principal
Hamish specialises in strategy and policy development, from direction-setting through to execution in education and other sectors.
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.
Krisztina Barnett
Principal
Krisztina is a seasoned people and organisational effectiveness professional specialising in complex change, business transformation, and people and organisation programs.
Michael Rathjen
Principal
Michael is an experienced advisor across digital strategy, policy and technology-enabled transformation. He is passionate about the role of technology in improving outcomes for people, government and organisations.
Paul Kennedy
Principal
Paul is an expert in designing and implementing digital decision support for complex operations. He has worked as CEO of a start-up and in several technical management roles.
Raj Verma
Principal
Raj brings deep executive-level experience in clinical, operational and ministry settings in the Australian health sector.
Stewart Howard
Principal
Stewart has over 20 years of experience across the private and public sectors. Known for his strategic thinking and innovative mindset, he works with stakeholders to improve processes, people and digital solutions.
