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.
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.
Greg Joffe
Principal
Greg leads projects helping clients to develop and implement their strategy.
Hamish Ride
Principal
Hamish specialises in strategy and policy development, from direction-setting through to execution in education and other sectors.
Jim Pearse
Principal
Jim has an extensive background in Commonwealth-state relations, funding policy, forecasting health care activity, evaluation methods, evidence-based health care, and development of performance and quality frameworks and indicators.
Paul Taylor
Principal
Paul is a Principal in Nous’ Canberra office and has worked with Nous across Australia, North America, and the UK. He leads our Strategy & Implementation Practice and Higher Education Professional Services capability.
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.
Simon Guttmann
Principal
Simon’s expertise covers strategy, operating model and public policy. He brings deep sector expertise in energy and decarbonisation, environment, planning and precincts, and regional development.
Sophie O’Connor
Principal
Sophie is expert in strategy, business transformation and public policy. She works with private and public sector clients to understand their requirements and develop innovative and lasting solutions.
