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 leads Nous’ global higher education strategy and student experience pillar and works extensively with universities, government and industry to deliver evidence-based and pragmatic solutions.
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.
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.
