Directors
PhillipsKPA’s capability is built on the unique breadth of experience of its consulting team. Our core team currently comprises six directors combined with a number of consultants and associates with a range of expertise across all education and training sectors, Commonwealth and State government and private industry.
Deborah Lampard |
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Deborah Lampard is an expert in the management of complex organisations, especially large tertiary education institutions. She combines extensive experience in both the private and public sectors and has assisted a number of tertiary institutions move towards a more commercial approach to management.
Before co-founding KPA Consulting, Deborah was a senior manager with KPMG Consulting and previously was Director of Quantitative Planning Support at Monash University. Before specialising in the education sector, Deborah was Planning and Analysis Manager at Qantas. She has extensive experience in strategic planning and budgeting, performance frameworks, operational management and statistical reporting.
Geoff Noblett |
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Geoff Noblett is PhillipsKPA's leading specialist in the schools sector and in cross-sectoral education and training. He is widely recognised for his expertise in educational policy and management and in organisational design and performance. Geoff conducts policy reviews and program evaluations for education and training authorities, individual providers and a range of government agencies.
Geoff was a senior manager with KPMG Consulting before joining KPA Consulting as a founding director. He has 20 years experience in the Victorian education system in teaching, school leadership, and planning, policy and program positions.
David Phillips |
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David Phillips is widely acknowledged as one of Australia's foremost experts in higher education management and policy and has provided consultancy services to all of Australia's public universities. David also has extensive experience in the vocational education and training sector and a distinguished career in government.
David was the founder and managing director of Phillips Curran from late 1996 until the merger with KPA Consulting to form PhillipsKPA. Before establishing Phillips Curran, he was the head of the Higher Education Division in the Commonwealth Department of Employment, Education and Training. He was previously Senior Advisor and Consultant to two Commonwealth Ministers for Employment, Education and Training.
Peter Wade |
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P: 0428 573 014
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Peter Wade is a founding director of PhillipsKPA and its predecessor, KPA Consulting. He is one of Australia's most respected experts in the operation of universities and in particular in financial and corporate management. Peter is actively engaged in the governance and management of major educational and private sector corporations.
Before joining KPMG and then KPA Consulting, Peter was General Manager of Monash University for 15 years, overseeing many of its international and commercial initiatives. He has also been Deputy Head of the Treasury of Victoria and Deputy Director-General (Finance) of Transport. He was the Chairman of Open Universities Australia Pty Ltd until 2010, and is a director of the CASS Foundation Ltd. and the Knox School.
Craig McInnis |
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P: 0413 734 770
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Craig McInnis is a director of PhillipsKPA. He is an internationally recognised expert in strategic policy development and implementation with almost 20 years experience in higher education research and consultancy involving a wide range of issues. He has led numerous high profile national and institutional policy projects and initiatives, including establishing the national agenda to improve student engagement, developing key survey instruments to assess the quality of the student experience, and advising on quality assurance, academic standards and accreditation processes.
He has conducted organisational and program reviews in almost every major field of study, and across a wide range of university contexts in Australia and overseas.
Prior to joining PhillipsKPA in 2005, Craig was Professorial Fellow at the University of Melbourne, and Professor and Director of the Centre for the Study of Higher Education (CSHE).
John Levine |
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P: 0418 370 763
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John Levine is a director of PhillipsKPA with over twenty-five years experience in budgeting, planning and financial analysis in the higher education sector both in Australia and overseas. He has an in-depth knowledge of tertiary education institutions, including strategic planning and management processes. He has worked on projects involving major change and innovative approaches to financial management.
Prior to moving into consulting in 2006, John was Director of the Financial Management Resources Division at Monash University. At Monash, he was instrumental in rolling out a new financial management approach which significantly improved the university's financial planning and management processes.
