Our Company
A Leading, Independent Consulting Firm
Ways we stand out
Looking Back. Leading Forward.
RICH SEMLER EMBODIES THE LEADERSHIP, EXCELLENCE, AND CREATIVITY THAT SET OUR FIRM APART. With his larger-than-life personality, he helped found Semler Brossy with a simple purpose: to create a home for brilliant, curious consultants guided by a passion for client focus, commitment, and a drive to create meaningful change in organizations. And that founding mindset still guides us today. Be curious, be courageous, and measure success by impact—client by client, conversation by conversation, problem by problem. WATCH to learn more about Semler Brossy’s founding, as leaders reflect on legacy and leadership.

Our Foundational Principles
We believe leadership matters
for achieving long-term success.
Talent
can drive outsized impact with strategic board and management attention
Well-Designed Rewards
inspire exceptional leadership and fuel performance
Smart Governance
empowers leaders to balance stakeholder interests, yielding extraordinary outcomes.
Foundational Principles
We believe leadership matters for achieving long-term success.
- TALENT can drive outsized impact with strategic board and management attention.
- WELL-DESIGNED REWARDS inspire exceptional leadership and fuel performance.
- SMART GOVERNANCE empowers leaders to balance stakeholder interests, yielding extraordinary outcomes.
Our Values
Client-Focus & Commitment
Reliability & Integrity
Teamwork & Collaboration
Ownership & Development
Appreciation & Community
Our Affiliates
Semler Brossy has affiliations with Hugessen Consulting of Canada and Ellason LLP in the UK. We are pleased to partner with these firms, which share our commitment to and reputation for providing independent advice and expertise to both boards and management on governance and compensation solutions in markets in Canada and the UK.
These affiliations give our clients the assurance that if they need cross-border insights, we can provide experienced, dedicated consultants familiar with the shareholder, regulatory and management issues in both Canada and the UK.

HUGESSEN is one of the preeminent providers of board-side advice on executive compensation and related performance, governance and shareholder matters.
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ELLASON is one of the leading independent remuneration advisors in the UK, supporting compensation committees, management teams and investors on the design and implementation of effective remuneration strategies for senior executives and the general workforce. Ellason’s clients include firms across the FTSE350 and many privately-held companies, in all sectors.
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We don’t settle for a ‘middle-of-the-road’ approach. Clients choose us for our partnership, thorough thinking, and creative solutions.
