Nous Group, Australia. Nous Group is strengthening its capacity to support clients with economic analysis with the appointment of Tim Marney as a Chief Economist to work alongside its current Chief Economist Steve Corcoran. Tim brings to the role more than a decade of experience as Western Australia’s Under Treasurer, during which he oversaw a sequence of budget surpluses with Treasurers from both sides of politics. Tim also worked for five years as WA’s Mental Health Commissioner. As a Chief Economist, Tim will work with Steve and Nous’ team of policy analysts to support clients on economics projects including cost-benefit analysis, pricing, cost recovery, market design and efficiency. “I am looking forward to working with government entities, businesses and not-for-profit organisations to use cutting-edge economic analysis to inform their biggest decisions,” Tim said. “Our growing expertise in economics complements Nous’ other capabilities, including public policy, organisational performance, business strategy and data analytics. Clients can come to Nous knowing that we can support them to meet a range of challenges and to access emerging opportunities.”