Executive Compensation Podcast: Conversations on Executive Pay & Compensation Committee Governance
Episodes
Equity Usage — Managing the Compensation Committee’s Largest Investment
17 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode, Dan Kaufman, Partner at Meridian Compensation Partners, LLC, based in Atlanta, breaks down why equity can be the biggest compens...
A Fresh Look at Stock Ownership Guidelines
25 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode, we’re joined by Jeff Keckley and Ron Rosenthal, both Partners at Meridian Compensation Partners, LLC.Jeff and Ron break down t...
The Evolving Role of the Executive Chair in Corporate Governance
07 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode, Virginia Rhodes, Partner at Meridian Compensation Partners, LLC, explains how the executive chair blends board leadership with h...
Back to Basics–Annual Incentive Design
22 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this latest episode, Jared Berman, Partner at Meridian Compensation Partners, LLC, unpacks the fundamentals of annual incentive design.He explains ...
Back to Basics: Fundamentals of Market Benchmarking
09 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode, Jared Berman, Partner at Meridian Compensation Partners, LLC, unpacks the fundamentals of market benchmarking and peer group dev...
Using Holding Power as a Strategic Governance Tool
16 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode, we’re joined by Jim Kzirian, Partner at Meridian Compensation Partners, LLC. Jim unpacks the concept of holding power, explain...
Are Your Long-Term Incentives Working?
07 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jim Heim, Partner, and Kartik Balaram, Principal, both of Meridian Compensation Partners, LLC, share practical insights on how compensation committees...
Executive Perks Make a Cautious Return Amid Rising Security Concerns
01 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode, we’re joined by Patrick Powers, Partner, and Rosie Newman, Principal, both at Meridian Compensation Partners, LLC. Patrick and...
How Compensation Committees Should Be Spending Their Off-Season
22 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode, we’re joined by Chris Havey, Partner at Meridian Compensation Partners, LLC. Chris shares practical strategies for maximizing ...
Engaging With Shareholders on Executive Compensation
14 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode, we’re joined by Tom McNeill and Donald Kalfen, both Partners at Meridian Compensation Partners, LLC. They explore the strategi...
Republished Episode - Evaluating Executive Pay Relative to Company Performance
27 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode, we’re joined by Jamie McGough, Partner at Meridian Compensation Partners, LLC. Jamie discusses strategies for evaluating the a...
Executive Transitions — Key Questions Every Comp Committee Should Ask About Equity Treatment Upon Retirement
31 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode, we’re joined by Partner Gerard Leider and Head of Research and Content, Principal Edward Hauder, both of Meridian Compensation...
Five Items That Should Be on Your Compensation Committee Agenda in 2025
19 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode, we’re joined by Tina Murphy, Principal, and Daniel Rodda, Partner, at Meridian Compensation Partners, LLC. Daniel and Tina out...
Understanding Compensation Governance Trends and Incentive Design in 2024
07 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On today's episode, we’re joined by Senior Consultant Sam Bricker and Compensation Consultant Tyler Papineau, both of Meridian Compensation Partners...
Adjusting Incentive Goals: When, Why and How
08 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode, we’re joined by Matt Seto and Adam Hearn, both Principals at Meridian Compensation Partners, LLC. Matt and Adam explore the co...
Effective Goal Setting for Incentive Plans
05 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode, we’re joined by Partner, Jonathan Szabo, and Principal, Mike Meyer, both of Meridian Compensation Partners, LLC.Jonathan and M...
A Holistic View of Executive Retention
08 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode, we’re joined by Laura Hay, Partner at Meridian Compensation Partners, LLC. Laura explores the critical role of compensation in...
Adapting Severance Policies to Meet New Regulatory Challenges
01 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode, we’re joined by Darren Moskovitz, Partner at Meridian Compensation Partners, LLC. Darren dives into the critical aspects of ex...
Avoiding the Pitfalls of Special Equity Awards
10 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode, we’re joined by Michael Brittian, Partner at Meridian Compensation Partners, LLC. Michael explores the nuanced world of speci...
Enhancing Resilience in Executive Compensation Design
14 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode, we’re joined by Andrew McElheran, Partner at Meridian Compensation Partners, LLC. Andrew dives deep into the complexities of ...
Navigating the Nuances of Executive Compensation Governance
05 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode, we’re joined by Jared Berman, Partner at Meridian Compensation Partners, LLC. Jared discusses the nuances of executive compe...
Evaluating Executive Pay Relative to Company Performance
06 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode, we’re joined by Jamie McGough, Partner at Meridian Compensation Partners, LLC. Jamie discusses strategies for evaluating the...
What Board Members Need To Know About Annual Incentive Plans
07 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode, we’re joined by George Paulin and Gerard Leider, both partners at Meridian Compensation Partners, LLC. George and Gerard disc...
Evaluating Executive Pay Through an Activist Lens
08 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode, we’re joined by Meridian Compensation Partners, LLC’s Christina Medland, Managing Partner, and Mike Rourke, Lead Consultant...
Executive Compensation Actions You Should Be Taking Now To Prepare for a Merger
28 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On today's episode, we’re joined by Meridian Compensation Partners, LLC’s Robert Romanchek, Partner, and Mike Withey, Lead Consultant. Robert ...
Rewarding Oversight: Exploring Board Member Compensation
25 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode, we’re joined by Ron Rosenthal, Lead Consultant of Meridian Compensation Partners, LLC and Michael Powers, Partner of...
Evaluating Total Shareholder Return as a Long-Term Incentive Metric
22 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode, we’re joined by James Kzirian and Chris Havey, both Partners at Meridian Compensation Partners, LLC. James and Chris discuss ...
Potential Unforeseen Influence of the New Clawback Rules on Compensation Design
25 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode, we’re joined by Matthew Isakson and Patrick Powers, both Partners at Meridian Compensation Partners, LLC. They’re here to ta...
How Should Compensation Decisions Be Managed During CEO Transitions?
27 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode, we’re joined by Jim Heim, Partner at Meridian Compensation Partners, LLC, and Dean Chaffee, Lead Consultant at Meridian Compen...
Engaging for Excellence: How Shareholder Dialogue Transforms Executive Compensation
23 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode, we’re joined by Jeff Keckley, Lead Consultant at Meridian Compensation Partners, LLC, and Caroline Montalbano, Lead Consultant...
Your CEO Is Going To Leave at Some Point. Are You Ready?
18 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode, we’re joined by Dan Kaufman and Virginia Rhodes, both Partners at Meridian Compensation Partners, LLC. They’re here to talk ...
Clawbacks, Performance Disclosure and 10b5-1: Where Do We Go From Here?
03 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode, we’re joined by Donald Kalfen, Partner at Meridian Compensation Partners, LLC. Donald is here to talk about some of the new ru...
Navigating Economic Turbulence: Executive Compensation and Business Uncertainty
30 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode, we’re joined by Tom McNeill and Tracy Glassel. Tom is a Partner at Meridian Compensation Partners, LLC, and Tracy is a Lead Co...
Best Practices Around Executive Compensation Decision-Making
27 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode, we’re joined by Meridian Compensation Partners, LLC Partner, David Bixby, and Lead Consultant, Andrew Stancel. They’re here ...
Current Themes and Major Shifts in How Finance and Technology Think About Talent
03 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode, Lead Consultants Darren Moskovitz and Kartik Balaram at Meridian Compensation Partners, LLC sit down to talk about the major cur...
Pay Versus Performance Disclosures: A Guide to Getting Started on Short Notice
16 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The SEC’s new rule mandating Pay-vs-Performance disclosure takes effect for fiscal years ending on or after December 16, 2022. Public companies are ...
Market Data in Context
29 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, Jonathan Szabo (Partner) and Matt Seto (Lead Consultant) at Meridian Compensation Partners discuss how compensation committees use in...
Setting Performance Goals for Long-Term Incentive Plans
27 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
For many companies, long-term incentives comprise the vast majority of an executive’s compensation. As such, defining metrics and setting performanc...
But Did You Create Value? Opportunities for Innovation in Executive Compensation
06 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What are we doing wrong with executive compensation? Partners Jared Berman and Jamie McGough of Meridian Compensation Partners talk about challenges ...
Compensation Planning for Spin-Offs: A Three-Phased Approach
27 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Gerard Leider, Partner, and Ron Rosenthal, Lead Consultant, share expertise and best practices on compensation design for spin-offs on this episode of...
The Best Practices That Are Missing From Your Proxy CD&A
23 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Havey, Partner, and Patrick Powers, Lead Consultant, are the featured experts on this episode of The Executive Compensation Podcast. Chris has 2...
Equity Incentives: Should You Give Your Executives a Choice?
28 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Michael Powers, Managing Partner, and Rosie Newman, Lead Consultant, are the featured experts on this episode of The Executive Compensation Podcast. M...
Structuring Director Compensation Programs feat. Jessica Page and Dan Kaufman of Meridian Compensation Partners
27 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Jessica Page, Lead Consultant, and Dan Kaufman, Partner at Meridian Compensation Partners, are the featured experts on this episode of The Executive C...
Establishing Compensation for CEOs feat. Michael Brittian and Adam Hearn of Meridian Compensation Partners
04 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of The Executive Compensation Podcast features Partner Michael Brittian and Senior Consultant Adam Hearn of Meridian Compensation P...
Incentive Plan Design for a Volatile Economy feat. Virginia Rhodes and Jeff Keckley of Meridian Compensation Partners
16 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of The Executive Compensation Podcast features Virginia Rhodes, partner, and Jeff Keckley, lead consultant, of Meridian Compensation Part...
Finalization of the 2010 Dodd-Frank Executive Compensation Rules feat. Robert Romanchek, Partner, Meridian Compensation Partners
15 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Robert Romanchek, Partner at Meridian Compensation Partners, is the featured expert on this episode of The Executive Compensation Podcast. Robert has ...
Perspectives on One-Time Special Executive Awards feat. Donald Kalfen, Partner, and George Paulin, Senior Managing Director at Meridian Compensation Partners
22 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Donald Kalfen, Partner, and George Paulin, Senior Managing Director at Meridian Compensation Partners, are the featured experts on this episode of The...
Why Your Clawback Policy Needs a Review feat. Annette Leckie, Partner, Meridian Compensation Partners
16 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Annette Leckie, Partner at Meridian Compensation Partners, is the featured expert on this episode of The Executive Compensation Podcast. Annette has 3...
Tailoring Executive Compensation Plans for Your Unique Business
02 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Jim Heim and Tom McNeill, Partners at Meridian Compensation Partners, are the featured experts on this episode of The Executive Compensation Podcast. ...
Executive Compensation: Staying Focused on the Essentials feat. Jamie McGough, Partner, Meridian Compensation Partners
28 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Jamie McGough, Partner at Meridian Compensation Partners, is the featured expert on this episode of The Executive Compensation Podcast. Jamie is exper...
Expansion of Compensation Committee Oversight feat. Christina Medland and Matthew Isakson of Meridian Compensation Partners
18 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Christina Medland and Matthew Isakson, Partners at Meridian Compensation Partners, are the featured experts on this episode of The Executive Compensat...
Compensating for ESG: Challenges and Considerations
18 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Jared Berman, Partner at Meridian Compensation Partners, is the featured expert on this episode of The Executive Compensation podcast. Jared has more ...
Understanding Performance Measurement in Executive Compensation feat. Andrew McElheran, Partner, Meridian Compensation Partners
18 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Andrew McElheran, Partner at Meridian Compensation Partners, is the featured expert on this episode of The Executive Compensation Podcast. Andrew cons...
Using Discretion Effectively in your Annual Incentive Plan
18 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Daniel Rodda, Partner at Meridian Compensation Partners, is the featured expert on this episode of The Executive Compensation Podcast. Daniel consults...
Building Executive Compensation Strategies for IPO and SPAC Transactions
08 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Executive Compensation podcast from Meridian Compensation Partners is a vital resource for compensation committees, seasoned compensation professi...