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Board Composition Discussion 2019 Leading Minds of Compensation—West

Published April 17, 2019
Published April 17, 2019

NACD’s Leading Minds of Compensation program is a forum for engaged compensation committee chairs, members, and directors to gather and exchange insights with the nation’s top thought leaders.

Semler Brossy’s Barry Sullivan, managing director, was a featured speaker at the NACD’s 2019 Leading Minds of Compensation – West summit, held on February 12.

The panel was moderated by Christopher Y. Clark, publisher of NACD’s Directorship Magazine, and featured Shelly A. Carlin of HR Policy Association; Chris Earnest of Compensation Advisory Partners LLC; Aeisha Mastagni of California State Teachers’ Retirement System (CalSTRS); Ben Stradley of Pay Governance LLC.

View the video of Barry Sullivan discussing board composition and gender parity below.

Barry Sullivan

Barry Sullivan

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Barry Sullivan carries more than 15 years of experience advising boards and management teams on executive and strategic pay issues. Prior to joining Semler Brossy in 2008, Barry worked within Mercer’s Human Capital practice, and he previously operated a successful building services firm in Chicago. Barry holds his MBA from the University of Illinois, and he carries the designation of Certified Executive Compensation Professional (CECP).

Of Interest

Member of the Dean’s Council for the University of Illinois College of Business. Honored as Author of the Year by WorldatWork.

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