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Insights and Research
Our experts provide valuable insight on emerging issues and developing trends in all aspects of compensation and leadership. Explore our most recent published content below.
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Analyzing Director Pay: New Data for 2025
A summary of the Pearl Meyer/NACD Director Compensation Report, including data on board pay and a historical analysis of evolving trends.
Regulatory Issues and Compensation Trends Going into 2025
Reflecting on 2024 and guiding committees into the new year and a new proxy season.
Compensation Peer Groups: Everything You Need to Know Right Now
Practical tips for structuring compensation peer groups and using the data to inform executive compensation decisions.
The Compensation Committee Agenda: Focusing on the Fall
Directors must be focused on the basics, while watching for emerging issues. In this webcast we discuss four key themes that may rise to the agenda level this fall.
The Proxies are Done: Putting Pay vs Performance in Perspective
Most public companies now have comparative ratios between executive pay and corporate performance as defined by the SEC rule. But what does it all mean?
The Key to Executive Retention
Effective, long-term retention of your hard-won top talent requires a multitude of intertwined actions that ideally begin at the hiring stage.
Pay Versus Performance is Here: What Compensation Committees Must Do Now
How companies can take immediate action to collect the information and create the narratives around this data-heavy requirement.
Creating Clarity in Incentive Strategy in an Uncertain Business Environment
A preview of the trends beginning to emerge ahead of the 2023 pay cycle to help compensation committee members prepare for the next round of pay-setting discussions.
How Talent Concerns Are Changing the Use of Equity
How to balance the need for talent attraction and retention with the long-range consequences of expanded equity use.
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This library brings together foundational thinking on topics—from cultural transformation and pay equity to incentive innovation and succession planning. These are timeless resources built to inform, guide, and future‑proof decision‑making.
Pearl Meyer & NACD Director Compensation Report
Our annual report with NACD, based on analysis of 1,400 public companies across 24 industries.
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These articles are intended to provide actionable insights through a grounding in the fundamentals and nuances of executive compensation.
Tax-Exempt Executive Compensation Essentials
Foundational guidance for both new and experienced professionals responsible for tax-exempt executive compensation.