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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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Tim Orton

Managing Principal & CEO

Tim is the founder, Managing Principal and CEO of Nous Group. He has led Nous Group through 25 years of uninterrupted growth including expansion across Australia, the UK, North America, Mexico, Ireland and New Zealand.

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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.

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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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Annette Madvig

Principal

Annette leads Nous’ work in Early Childhood Education and Care and co-leads Nous’ evaluation offer.

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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. 

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Christine Samy

Principal

Christine is a strategy consultant who works primarily in tertiary education and public policy. She has exceptional aptitude for leading teams, coaching peers and consulting to diverse communities across various sectors.

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Claire McCullagh

Principal

Claire is a human services and justice expert specialising in policy development and system design.

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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.

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Deniza Mazevska

Principal

Deniza is a health policy and research leader with extensive experience driving significant projects in Australia and abroad. Passionate about improving healthcare systems, she combines strategic thinking with a focus on practical implementation to achieve better outcomes.

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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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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. 

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