Our people

Our leadership team

Our Chief Consulting Officer Andrew Nipe and Deputy Chief Consulting Officers Joanne Rossiter and Andrew Baechle bring a wealth of experience, expertise and leadership from working within government and private sector across Australia, US and the UK.

Andrew Nipe, Chief Consulting Officer

Andrew is a committed and experienced public sector executive who is passionate about solving complex problems for clients that create significant value for society, and committed to improving the capability of the public service. He has extensive experience in both the public service and private sector consulting here and abroad.

Andrew has worked at Bain & Co in Australia, and McKinsey & Co in Washington D.C. and New York Offices. Andrew joins AGC from the Victorian Public Service where he was the Victorian Chief Data Officer, and has held leadership roles at in-house strategy consulting functions in Victoria (at both Department of Premier & Cabinet as well as Department of Education), and at His Majesty’s Treasury in the UK.

Andrew has a B.Com and B.A. from University of Melbourne and completed his Master’s in Public Policy at Harvard Kennedy School, where he tutored in economics and negotiations.

Joanne Rossiter, Deputy Chief Consulting Officer

Jo is a policy specialist with a strong interest in building capability and implementing ways of working that promote initiative and innovation. 

Jo has experience in management consultancy, Nous, and in leadership roles across multiple government portfolios, most recently the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations.

Jo holds degrees in law and commerce from the Australian National University and a Master’s in Public Policy from the University of Oxford.

Andrew Baechle, Deputy Chief Consulting Officer

Andrew brings a wealth of experience across state and federal government, management consulting and non-profit executive roles. Andrew has been a senior executive in the NSW and Victorian governments, where he led a range of strategic policy and service delivery reform initiatives. 

Most recently, Andrew led operations and delivery for large community sector organisations such as Anglicare and Settlement Services International. Andrew was a Director in strategy and operations consulting at Deloitte in the United States and Australia and has also worked in the US Department of State. 

Having started his career in social work in the USA, Andrew has worked across a diverse range of health and community services.

Our team

We have a high calibre team of more than thirty people drawn from across the APS, state public service and private sector. Our people have deep expertise, are curious, innovative and committed to helping the APS Agencies solve their biggest challenges and realise major opportunities. At AGC we are all passionate about working in the APS, for the APS, on projects that have a real impact on the Australian community. We draw on every team member’s experience and skills to solve our clients' big challenges, and will partner across the APS to draw on its vast expertise where needed.

Join our team

If you are a talented consultant inspired by the AGC public service mission and you want to join the team at AGC,  please contact us. Employment opportunities will be published on the PM&C current vacancies list and on APS Jobs.