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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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Annette Madvig

Principal

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

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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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Kendra Cockburn

Principal

Kendra leads Nous’ Darwin office, drawing on 15 years of experience in public policy. Kendra works across social and economic policy and organisational performance.

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Lauren Ware

Principal

Lauren is a Principal at Nous Group with expertise in public policy and regulation.

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Mark Booth

Principal

Mark has worked for more than 35 years in public policy, including at the highest levels of government in four countries, specialising in health policy.

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Mark Schultz

Principal

Mark is a specialist in driving public sector performance. He has led significant projects across state and commonwealth central agencies.

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Sam Abusah

Principal

Sam is a trusted policy adviser and economist with 25 years of experience across senior public and private sector roles.

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Tanya Smith

Principal

Tanya is a public administration and policy expert who brings extensive experience at senior levels in federal and state governments.

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Yael Cass

Principal

Yael has more than 30 years of experience in intergovernmental relations, strategic planning, multi-stakeholder engagement and social policy review and development for central agencies and line departments.

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