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.
Christine Samy
Principal
Christine is an experienced enterprise strategy, customer, transformation and operations Principal, with extensive experience delivering mission-based and commercial outcomes in regulated sectors including health, education, insurance and renewable energy.
David Hallinan
Principal
David has more than 20 years’ experience leading major Commonwealth initiatives across infrastructure, defence, health, finance and national security.
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 a seasoned economist and policy adviser with more 25 years of experience in economic analysis, and complex policy reforms.
