Meet the Humanico team

A passionate team driven by human-first values

The humans of Humanico

We're a group of people who believe that work gets better when everyone feels seen and valued for who they really are.

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We've built a platform that helps teams do exactly that, and we try to live by those same principles ourselves.

We believe people do their best work when they’re recognised for who they really are. That’s why every member of our team has completed the CliftonStrengths® assessment, with their Top 5 Themes of Talent proudly shown on their profile. These themes give insight into how each person naturally thinks, feels and works at their best.

Meet our Founders

We are passionate about the opportunity that is unfolding in this new HUMAN era.

One where everyone matters and traditional measures of success are no longer relevant. By enabling companies to understand all of their people through our digital interactive human map the benefits at a company and individual level are significant.

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Fiona Vale

Co-Founder

Futuristic | Strategic | Achiever | Relator | Learner*

Fiona is a client engagement specialist with 15 years in Human Experience programs and 5 years in strategic brand/marketing. She is also a Gallup Certified Strengths Coach.

Has delivered over 150 world-class programs.
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Paul Rush

Co-Founder

Futuristic | Strategic | Woo | Ideation | Input*

Paul is a well-regarded industry leader with 27 years of experience in Human Capital. From recruitment to executive search, his expertise spans senior HR and C-Level networks, particularly in tech.

Has evaluated over 25,000 humans.

Meet our team

Our core team is the heartbeat of Humanico combining diverse expertise in product, technology, client engagement, data and marketing.

Each team member brings deep curiosity, a strengths-based mindset, and a shared commitment to helping organisations truly understand and empower their people. Together, we’re building the tools that shape a more human world of work.

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Tom Pennington

Chief Technology Officer

Individualisation | Achiever | Ideation | Arranger | Learner*

A Technology Executive with a 20+ year IT career across multiple industries demonstrating visionary leadership, extensive expertise in designing, delivering and operating technology transformation and solutions to enable digital business and innovation at scale.

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Karen O’Connor

Marketing Manager

Developer | Harmony | Responsibility | Intellection | Empathy*

A great team player, Karen has strong customer service, communication and marketing skills from nearly two decades in the Real Estate industry. A natural connector of people, she’s Karen by name not by nature.

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Scarlett Foulsham

Data Analyst

Relator | Learner | Developer | Arranger | Empathy*

Scarlett is an intellectual powerhouse with a degree in Data Science and Psychology. A curious and conscientious Data Analyst, focusing on data capture and analysis including processes, reporting, trend analysis, automation and our future skills program.

*What do those words under each profile mean?
They’re each person’s Top 5 CliftonStrengths® Themes of Talent—a snapshot of their natural ways of thinking, working, and relating to others. We don’t just help organisations take a strengths-based approach, we live it, too.

Meet our Global Advisory Council

Our advisory council brings together bold thinkers, experienced leaders, and respected experts across HR, technology, finance, and innovation.

Their guidance helps shape the Humanico vision and keeps us future-focused ensuring we stay grounded in purpose while scaling with impact.

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Bill Bartee

Sydney, Australia

Passionate about investing and assisting daring founders build the next large, disruptive company. Early investor in Altium, Q-CTRL, Prospection, Culture Amp, Seek, Canva, Safety Culture. Successful founder, CEO, Board Director.

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David Burns

Sydney, Australia

David has been in the Technology Services and Telecommunications Industry for 30+ years. The combination of great vision, great technology and great people is his passion, and his purpose is to amplify this for the benefit of all.

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Juliette Connolly

Bangkok, Thailand

Juliette has spent 30+ years bridging the gap between strategy and employee experience. She specialises in translating strategy into meaningful, human-centred outcomes that drive real performance, using technology as an enabler rather than the answer. Known for cutting through corporate narratives, she brings a commercially grounded, global perspective focused on delivering tangible, day-to-day impact.

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Rachael Fitzpatrick

Singapore City, Singapore

Rachael brings global expertise in Human Resources leadership –  including building business focused teams, diversity equity and inclusion strategies as well as coaching, NLP and neuroscience in the workplace.  She also has experience in M&A, benefits harmonisation, market pricing, and benchmarking.

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Michelle Price

Canberra, Australia

Michelle is a director, advisor, investor, strategist and author. She is a globally regarded expert across many areas including trends and risk;  platform infrastructures; innovative capability delivery; and workforce development and participation and M&A.

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Sam Sangster

Sydney, Australia

As the founder of Klok Advisory, he sees the delivery of great places, sound investment returns and delivering infrastructure outcomes benefiting society as a whole – leaving a legacy of better places and infrastructure. An extensive network, proven leadership and capital raising.

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Julie Stuart

Sydney, Australia

Julie is a Chief People Officer, strategist, advisor, and transformation leader. She’s a globally experienced executive across culture, leadership, workforce innovation, M&A and tech-enabled people strategy. Her expertise spans Healthcare, Technology, Media, Financial Services, Higher Education, and Professional Services, with a passion for scaling impact through inclusive, purpose-driven leadership.

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Joe Thompson

Pennsylvania, USA

Joe is a talent transformation strategist, consultant, and people leader.  He is also a champion of the humanization of work movement which lies at the heart of the future of work ecosystem. A lifelong learner, he aspires to be a polymath raconteur.

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Grant Watson

Auckland, New Zealand

Grant Watson worked his way up from French Fries to Chief Operating Officer at McDonald’s. He has since held senior executive and CEO roles across three of New Zealand’s iconic dairy companies. Grant is passionate about strategy clarity and the requirement for executional excellence to achieve ambitious outcomes.

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