Who we are
Rachel Nowak & Associates is a management consulting firm for the R&D sector.
We work in the crash zone between research, industry, government, NGOs and community to optimise outcomes and deliver impact.
We help clients successfully navigate the complexities of community and consumer involvement, codesign, stakeholder engagement, knowledge mobilisation, strategy development, advocacy, diversity and inclusion, research marketing and communications, and governance.
The firm was founded in 2010 by Dr Rachel Nowak.
Rachel works with hand-picked associates who understand the sector and share her passion for ensuring that science benefits society. Project teams are tailored by size and expertise to meet clients. Expectations are met and exceeded.
Every client has access to the breadth and depth of Rachel’s experience across science, technology, engineering and medicine. Projects are never trapped by the culture of the silo.
Rachel Nowak & Associates finds fresh solutions that deliver tangible outcomes for clients.
We are leaders in research knowledge mobilisation.
We develop robust strategies that deliver tangible benefits.
We know the global research and development landscape.
About Dr Rachel Nowak
Rachel knows innovation: She has founded a social-good brain-tech start up, and developed a platform for sharing knowledge and technology in low-resource settings.
She knows communication and advocacy: She is a multi-award-winning journalist, who worked in Washington DC at Science and New Scientist.
And she knows how Australian universities work: She was Director of Research Marketing and Communications at The University of Melbourne, Australia’s top university.
She also knows science: Rachel has a PhD in agricultural science. She held two prestigious postdoctoral fellowships, one in Germany and one in Australia.
Rachel fosters global best practice: She immigrated to Australia under the Distinguished Talent visa program, which is for people with an international record of outstanding achievement.