Pave Consulting Partners

Ashley Case created Bespoke Compensation Consulting after 20 years in the rewards space. Ashley led compensation for Tesla, Blue Shield of California, Asurion, and Bridgestone Americas. Prior to that her focus was on executive compensation both in-house at Bank of America and as a consultant with Mercer. Her experience leading compensation results in practical, actionable solutions that take into account not only the external market but also the operational impact, change management, system integration, and communication strategies needed for long-term success. Our expertise includes - Total rewards and compensation philosophy - Job architecture and job leveling - Salary range design, setup, and updates - Sales compensation and sales incentive/commission design - Operations, retail, field, and manufacturing incentives - Corporate incentive plan design - Long-term incentive and equity program design - Compensation policies and process design - Executive compensation - Compensation communications and training - M&A due diligence and integration

CompWizards, founded by Nancy Newmark, is a dedicated compensation consulting firm offering decades of expertise in building intelligent compensation frameworks that drive measurable and sustainable results for clients. Our firm’s well-established reputation for excellence and partnership with clients earns long term relationships with HR/People teams and C-Suite executives. Our focus is building, validating and supporting adaptable, scalable, and responsible compensation solutions based on applied foundational principles. We are here to make you look good! Our services include: • Compensation philosophy • Job architecture • Compensation structures (ranges/guidelines) • Competitive analysis • Job classification • Training, education, communication for: • Cash • Equity • Non-executives • Executives Our proprietary methodologies are incorporated into the CompWizard analytics platform, providing accuracy and efficiencies for each client engagement. We firmly believe that integrity, starting with market intelligence, is required for a solid compensation foundation to establish and defend pay equity and pay transparency. We acknowledge that market data is not perfect, so our methodologies include proven analytics to perfect the data and application of the data for each client’s unique business. CompWizards’ clients: • Emerging businesses, including: • Mid-to-late-stage private companies • Early-stage public companies • Some later stage public companies for: • Industries: • Technology • Life-sciences • Some general industry companies CompWizards is headquartered in Silicon Valley, with US and global clients headquartered throughout the US and abroad.

Compensation Governance Partners (CGP) is an independent, employee-owned advisory firm with a wealth of experience in executive compensation governance. We create value for clients by seeking to understand their challenges and providing tailored solutions that draw from a diverse set of experiences, ideas and opinions.

Compensia is the leading independent compensation advisor to technology and life sciences companies. For more than two decades, Compensation Committees and C-Suites have looked to us to develop customized solutions that balance the interests of a company, its shareholders and its executives. Experience - We understand the unique business and people challenges faced by technology and life sciences companies. We ensure you make decisions with eyes wide open and a view of what may be around the corner. With over 850 years of collective experience, we bring decades of institutional knowledge and a wide range of expertise to help clients navigate an array of market conditions. Real-Time Industry Insights - With 350+ pre-IPO and 400+ public clients, our advice is informed by real-time and relevant market intelligence. Our exclusive focus on technology and life sciences means we have our finger on the pulse. Collaboration - We’re thinking partners. We work hand in hand with Compensation Committees and management teams to develop tailored solutions. Depth - We bring a deep understanding of key areas that shape executive compensation, including corporate governance trends, SEC disclosure, tax and accounting regulations, and institutional investor voting policies. We don’t work in siloes. For each client we bring the collective knowledge and experience of our compensation and governance teams.

Leadership Development/Executive Coaching Being the top salesperson or a skilled programmer is not necessarily enough to be successful in a leadership position. Organizations need to identify and understand the leadership attributes required for success, then develop them for maximum return. DJC provides leadership and management development programs as well as individual coaching to develop top executives and leaders at all levels. DJC is certified by the Center for Creative Leadership in 360 feedback assessments, is a Gallup Strengths Coach and a Certified Sparketype Advisor. Compensation Programs and Planning However small or large your organization may be, it’s critical to pay people fairly. Base salaries should be competitive and reflect the role and skills. Then layer on rewards for performance and retention strategies. The right pay is the foundation of everything else you’ll need to decide. M&A Planning and Integration You are considering an acquisition. You’ve looked at the financials, you’ve met the CEO and you like what you see. But what about the overall talent of the leadership team? Are they the right talent to make your investment worthwhile? DJC provides an assessment of executives, teams, and organizational culture during due diligence, and provides a framework for integration planning and post acquisition organizational design. Human Resources Strategy/Consulting 1. Talent Development 2. Succession Planning 3. Organizational Design 4. IPO Readiness 5. Diversity Programs 6. Employee Communications 7. HR Processes 8. Talent Acquisition

EquityPeople is a consultancy that helps clients make the most of their employee equity pool by providing stage-appropriate advice on grants benchmarks, pool planning and education on employee equity. Our clients walk away with confidence in their equity grant numbers and security that the pool they created in the previous funding round is not under or over utilised. Through our collaboration they also grow the tenacity to converse about the topic of equity allowing them to build on its motivational power towards employees.

Get your compensation practices working for you. We'll craft your philosophy, job levels and salary bands so that you can rest easy with pay that is clear, fair and competitive.

FW Cook is a nationally-recognized executive compensation consulting firm providing expertise in all aspects of compensation to pre-IPO and public companies for over 50 years. Our team of over 100 consultants offer unparalleled compensation experience and can assist with developing short- and long-term incentive plan designs, equity compensation strategy, pay benchmarking, as well as technical expertise around compensation issues in legal, tax, accounting, and corporate governance. We have offices in New York, Los Angeles, Atlanta, Chicago, San Francisco, Houston, and Boston, and operate under a “one firm” philosophy in which our clients have access to the best resources regardless of geography.

I do compensation benchmarking, leveling, reviews, and strategy design and implementation for small to medium sized, venture-backed or bootstrapped, private global technology companies (among other things). I’m particularly good at first-time leveling and titling projects in mission-driven companies where there is sensitivity around the seniority of tenured team members after hiring experienced executives. Leia Marshall, SPHR

Comprehensive HR & Total Rewards Consulting Services: We deliver end-to-end consulting solutions focused on optimizing your organization's total rewards strategy, HR operations, and workplace mental health initiatives. 1. Our compensation and benefits expertise encompasses everything from developing job/career frameworks, market-competitive pay structures, variable pay designs, and comprehensive benefits packages to ensuring compliance with pay equity/pay transparency legislation and alignment with DEI initiatives. 2. We provide strategic guidance on HR technology implementation and service delivery models, including vendor selection, requirements gathering, and HR Service Center design. 3. Our workplace mental health solutions combine targeted training programs for all organizational levels with comprehensive solutions to establish effective mental health frameworks. Through data-driven approaches and industry best practices, we help organizations create sustainable, employee-centric programs that drive engagement and business success. We support the full implementation cycle of these initiatives, from strategic planning through execution, ensuring seamless integration with existing systems and processes while maximizing return on investment.

Hexarem is a leading independent executive compensation advisory firm in Canada.

Founded in 2019, Infinite Equity is a leader in its field, providing professional advice and technology-enabled solutions that allow businesses to create and support a prosperous ownership culture. Infinite Equity is known for its success in assisting companies to increase the effectiveness and return of their equity programs, believing that equity compensation drives performance and fuels success.

Independent advisory services in the areas of broad-based pay, and sales compensation

I'm Alistair and I'm on a mission to help organisations build trust through fair and transparent pay.

Lou Consulting specializes in delivering tailored compensation solutions to help businesses attract, retain, and motivate top talent while ensuring equitable outcomes. My services include compensation benchmarking, merit, bonus, and equity design, compensation planning, incentive plan development, and executive compensation strategy. With extensive experience across various companies and clients, I can help my clients understand trade-offs and know when to balance the art and science of compensation by leveraging our technical expertise.

Meridian Compensation Partners provides the most effective solutions and independent advice in executive compensation and corporate governance consulting. We provide top management, boards, and compensation committees at public and private corporations with core services that include board level advisory services, compensation program design, research and competitive market intelligence on executive pay and governance matters. We serve companies across all industries and have expertise in industry sectors with unique labor markets, business metrics, and compensation practices. Meridian has offices across North America: Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Detroit, Houston, Lake Forest, Los Angeles, New York, Philadelphia, San Francisco and Toronto

We bridge the gap between compensation strategy and delivery to make a bigger impact. With roots as proven practitioners, our consulting, managed services, and CompTech research are built to empower modern compensation to make a bigger impact.

The anti-consulting firm We founded Nua Group to bring a different choice and unique expertise to the human resource consulting landscape. How we can help We are the only independent broad-based human resource consulting firm specializing in compensation, benefits and HR optimization, focused on providing companies with unbiased, holistic and expert advice. The company we keep Our clients are top technology, healthcare, retail, food and beverage and other brands that care about their employees and create workplaces where employees thrive.

PPL not HR was founded on the belief that it's time we acknowledge the negative connotation behind "human resources" and change the narrative by embracing the heart of the function - people. For some reason, we've been riding this pendulum when it comes to the investment in each company's greatest asset - its people - for far too long. Over the past few years, we've seen some exceptional highs and some life-changing lows as People initiatives went from fiscal year priority to first on the chopping block. One thing has remained the same - people are the heart of it all. Built for those companies who want their People practices to reflect the quality of their product - those who know their people are their business.

Pay Governance LLC is an independent firm that serves as a trusted advisor on executive compensation matters to board and compensation committees. Our work helps to ensure that our clients' executive rewards programs are strongly aligned with performance and supportive of appropriate corporate governance practices. We work with over 450 companies annually, are a team of nearly 75 professionals in the U.S. with affiliates in Europe and Asia with experience in a wide array of industries, company life cycles and special situations.