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CEO Pay Is Rising Faster Than It Has In A Decade—Quartz
June 17, 2024
In this Quartz article, CEO pay is reported to be rising three times faster than worker pay. Quoting Farient Founder and CEO Robin Ferracone, Farient’s analysis notes that while CEO compensation often includes performance-based incentives, the trend is raising concerns about fairness and long-term corporate impact as well as the sustainability of such pay practices.
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About Robin Ferracone
Founder and CEO, Farient Advisors/GECN Group
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Robin Ferracone is founder and Chief Executive Officer of Farient Advisors LLC, an executive compensation, performance, and corporate governance advisory firm. Farient helps clients make performance-enhancing and defensible decisions in the best interests of their shareholders and other stakeholders. Robin provides these advisory services to public and private companies.
From 2005 to 2007, Robin was President of the Human Capital business of Mercer, a business that included talent and compensation consulting, software, and data services globally. Prior to that, Robin was Chairman of the U.S. West Region for Mercer’s parent company, Marsh & McLennan Companies; market leader and Worldwide Partner at Mercer; and President and Chairman of SCA Consulting, a firm she co-founded and sold to Mercer.
With over 30 years of consulting experience, Robin advises clients in the areas of business and talent strategies, executive compensation, organization, value management, and performance measurement. She is the author of the book entitled, “Fair Pay Fair Play: Aligning Executive Performance and Pay.” Her work focuses on providing high-impact decision-making support and organizational solutions based on strategic and market insights. In addition, Robin has authored numerous articles, is a regular contributor to Forbes.com and Directorship Magazine, and often is quoted in national publications. She is a frequent speaker for prominent organizations, such as the Council of Institutional Investors, Society for Corporate Secretaries and Governance Professionals, NACD, and The Conference Board.
Robin is currently on the Board of Directors of The Woodlands Financial Group (TWFG) where she serves as chair of the Compensation Committee. She also serves on the Board of WildAid, a global non-profit dedicated to protecting endangered species and reducing climate impacts. Robin is a trustee emeritus of Duke University. In addition, Robin is a member of 50/50 Women on Boards, the National Association of Corporate Directors, Women Corporate Directors, YPO Gold, and the Trusteeship. She formerly served on the Board of Trupanion, Inc., where she chaired the Compensation Committee. Of special significance, Robin has been named to the NACD Directorship 100, a list of the most influential people in corporate governance and the boardroom, an unprecedented 13 times. And, in 2014, she was selected as one of EY’s Entrepreneurial Winning Women, a competition that annually recognizes female entrepreneurs.
Robin received an MBA from the Harvard Business School, where she graduated with high distinction, and a BA summa cum laude in management science and economics from Duke University, where she was elected to Phi Beta Kappa.
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