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.
Andrew Benoy
Principal
Andrew leads the Nous Canberra office and is expert in designing and implementing new operating models.
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.
Claire McCullagh
Principal
Claire is a human services and justice expert specialising in policy development and system design.
Claire Noone
Principal
Claire is a leading thinker in regulatory design and practice, governance and integrity management. She provides strategic and operational advice to governments, regulators and businesses.
Greg Joffe
Principal
Greg leads projects helping clients to develop and implement their strategy.
Heidi Wilcoxon
Principal
Heidi has 20 years of experience in public, private and not-for-profit environments in Australia, the UK and the Middle East. Heidi is an expert in public health who has worked as a project lead and manager.
Jenny Cleary
Principal
Jenny has almost 20 years of consulting experience working across the Australian and Irish health systems.
