Professional Summary
Global Total Rewards executive with 20+ years of experience leading enterprise compensation, benefits,
and executive pay programs in complex, fast-growing organizations. Most recently at Ryan Specialty,
I built the Total Rewards COE from the ground up, scaled the team from 1 to 9, and partnered with
the CHRO, executive leadership, and the Compensation Committee through an IPO and 40+ acquisitions
as the organization grew from 1,800 to 6,500 employees across 12 countries.
With a re-org and realignment underway, I completed this year's compensation cycle and am now
beginning my next chapter — ready to bring this same depth of experience to another organization's
Total Rewards function. I advise on executive pay, M&A integration, pay equity and transparency
(UK and EU), global benefits governance, and public-company readiness, with a track record of
translating complexity into clear strategy that earns trust at the board level.
Work Experience
- Set enterprise Total Rewards strategy (compensation, benefits, and equity) for a 6,500-employee, multi-country organization; supported $3B revenue growth while strengthening retention and pay-for-performance outcomes.
- Advised the CHRO, executive leadership team, and Compensation Committee on rewards strategy, executive pay decisions, and governance.
- Played a key leadership role in IPO launch readiness and execution, partnering with Finance, Legal, and external consultants on equity program design, SOX governance, and disclosure-supporting documentation.
- Converted the U.S. medical plan from fully insured to self-insured, managing medical spend that scaled from $8M to $100M (+1,150%).
- Scaled the Total Rewards COE from 1 to 9 employees; built analytics, controls, and global governance for consistent program delivery.
- Led Workday HCM implementation delivering executive dashboards, compensation budgeting workflows, and SOX-aligned controls.
- Governed executive compensation for CEO + Section 16 officers; delivered Comp Committee decision support grounded in performance, risk, and shareholder alignment.
- Reduced annual compensation planning cycle time 50% (8 weeks to 4 weeks) by standardizing analytics, processes, and governance.
- Led firmwide pay equity analyses and global pay transparency; delivered a 5% reduction in gender and race pay gaps; owned UK Gender Pay Gap reporting and EU Pay Transparency Directive readiness.
- Built an M&A compensation integration playbook, aligning compensation structures across 40+ acquisitions into enterprise job architecture and salary ranges.
- Designed and administered global STI programs totaling ~$150M per year; managed ~$80M equity budget including IPO equity plan governance and modeling.
- Directed global benefits strategy and vendor negotiations for $100M health & welfare programs and $900M in retirement assets.
- Governed 401(k), pension, and international retirement plans, scaling 401(k) assets from $130M to $900M in five years.
- Led global benefits integration for 40+ acquisitions, delivering Day 1 benefits continuity and generating millions in synergies.
- Expanded benefits programs to 12 countries and established a UK pension plan with a global broker.
- Led strategy and execution for employee benefits across North America, APAC, EMEA, and LATAM, including health and welfare, executive non-qualified deferred compensation, retirement programs, and regulatory compliance.
- Directed HR technology roadmap, data governance, and reporting infrastructure; owned HCM RFP and Workday HCM implementation.
- Managed annual renewal process: partnered with brokers, analyzed data, prepared recommendations, and aligned with financial leadership to meet budgeting goals.
- Oversaw defined contribution retirement plans, non-qualified deferred compensation, and stock option programs, ensuring compliance and operational accuracy.
- Managed Form 5500 filings, investment monitoring, and relationships with retirement providers, auditors, and financial consultants.
- Responsible for global design, implementation, and administration of health and benefits, leave, and retirement programs.