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Student-led enterprise, built to do accelerate change.

NextUS Consulting is a student-led, not-for-profit consulting organisation, hosted at the University of Notre Dame Australia. We operate primarily in Sydney with offices in Western Australia, delivering professional-grade support to businesses and founders who need capable work done properly.

Our junior consultants come from law, commerce, finance, marketing, and communications. We treat every project as the thing our reputation is built on, ensuring multidisciplinary thinking without the overhead of a large advisory firm.

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Jesse Panovski

LL.B, DipLang (French)

President

Driving the strategic vision of NextUS, Jesse develops and ensures our student-led initiatives deliver corporate-grade excellence to every partner.

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Andrea Nouris

LL.B/Bbus Mgnt (Human Resources)

Vice President

Andrea oversees operational integrity and member development, fostering a culture of multidisciplinary collaboration at NextUS.

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Lucas Mitchell

B.Comm (Econ & Marketing)

Strategic Director

Lucas leads our advisory, ensuring that client projects are backed by empirical research and strategic innovation.

Our Team

Practice Leaders

[VACANT]

practice leader (finance)

SB

Sophie Bird

Lead Paralegal

LL.B

WH

William Hickey

Finance Consultant

B.Comm

LZ

Letho Zam

Finance Consultant

B.Comm

RJ

Ruvindi Jayakody

Trainee Paralegal

BB.M, J.D

NB

Nicholas Boys

Business Administration Intern

BSp Mgnt

Mason Crocker

practice leader (Marketing)

BSp Mgnt

VC

VACANT

Client Development Officer

Bianca Chatterjee

practice leader (Legal & Corporate Governance)

LL.B/BA

MG

TF

Tiana Fagriden

Business Administration Assistant

B.Comm

AG

Ashank Gupta

Finance Consultant

LL.B/B.Comm

AEJ

Adrian Edel-Jean

People & Culture Consultant

BBus (Mgnt)

LM

Lexi Menin

People & Culture Intern

B.Comm (Human Resources)

SM

Stephanie Magat

Marketing Intern

BB.A (Marketing)

Our Committee

Rachel Nguyen

Practice leader (people)

B.Comm, M.Comm

VC

Client Liaison Officer

VACANT

[VACANT]

practice leader (Client relations)

MM

Mahbod Mazhari

Lead Paralegal

LL.B

AT

Andreas Tsekouras

Trainee Paralegal

LL.B

SC

Sienna Conley

Marketing Consultant

B.Comm (PR & Media)

GJO

Giovanni (John) Oliveri

Partnerships Coordinator

LL.B

VC

Client Experience Officer

VACANT

How We Work

01. MULTIDISCIPLINARY

02. PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS

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03. DIRECT SUPERVISION

NextUS operates as a student-led enterprise, hosted at the University of Notre Dame Australia. We bring together members from law, commerce, finance, marketing, and communications to deliver practical work for businesses and founders.

Every engagement is shaped around the client rather than pulled from a template. We are prepared to put our name to the standard we hold ourselves to, ensuring that every project is delivered with professional oversight and multidisciplinary thinking.

Our Locations

We operate across Sydney and Fremantle, providing a seamless institutional presence for our members and clients.

Sydney

Our Headquarters is located at One Bligh, Bligh Street in the heart of the Sydney CBD, located at Sydney's professional district, providing a central hub for our members and clients.

Fremantle

Our Fremantle office is strategically positioned in the Western Australian hub. We serve the broader region with the same institutional capability and professional standards.

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