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Blair Jones

Managing Director
Semler Brossy Consulting Group
Blair Jones, Managing Director at Semler Brossy Consulting Group, has been an executive compensation consultant for over 25 years. She has worked extensively across industries and has particular expertise working with companies in transition. A sought-after speaker, she has presented at the most highly respected conferences on executive compensation, including those sponsored by Corporate Board Member, Equilar, the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD), The Society for Corporate Secretaries and Governance Professionals, WorldatWork, and the Weinberg Center. Her views have been quoted in media outlets such as The New York Times, Business Week, The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, USA Today, The Los Angeles Times, HR Executive and Bloomberg TV. A prolific writer, her articles have been featured in many print and online journals including Directors and Boards, NACD Directorship, Harvard Business Review, WorldatWork Journal, Workspan, and Corporate Board Member and has authored chapters in three books on executive compensation. For each of the last seven years, the National Association of Corporate Directors has named Blair to its Directorship 100, a national award that honors a select group of individuals who have made significant contributions to excellence in board governance. Blair holds a bachelor’s degree with highest honors from Williams College, began her professional career at Bain & Company and was a Senior Vice President and Practice Leader for Leadership Performance and Rewards at Sibson Consulting prior to joining Semler Brossy.

SESSIONS

Group Discussion: The Fuzzy Line Between the Board and Management Speaker

The pandemic has increased the workload of many board members, and liability issues exposed by Caremark, the rising costs of D&O insurance (if you can even get it) have made board service ever more perilous.  Is this the end of noses in, fingers out for the board?  Does the board need to be more activist with the CEO and senior management going forward?

Group Discussion: Compensation and Character: Human Capital and Executive Pay Speaker

Should the Compensation Committee morph into a Human Resources Committee?  Are compensation metrics meaningful enough to capture stakeholder priorities?  Will investors tolerate large pay packages along with layoffs and pay Cuts for employees?

Roundtable Discussions, Results & Findings: Noses Out, Fingers In? Is board governance changing in the face of crises and legal precedents? Moderator

Participants will break into small moderated groups to discuss the issue of board “activism” with senior management.  Should it be Fingers In?  If so, how far?  If not, why not?