Partners

SUSAN O'DONNELL
Susan O’Donnell, Managing Director in the Boston office, has consulted for over 20 years on executive, director and staff compensation issues. Ms. O’Donnell serves as an advisor to Boards and Compensation Committees on a broad range of compensation and governance issues including total compensation philosophy, annual and long-term incentive/equity plan design, pay-for-performance strategies, and succession planning. She has extensive experience in the financial services/banking, insurance, high technology and professional services industries.

Prior to joining Pearl Meyer & Partners, Ms. O’Donnell was a Senior Vice President in Clark Consulting’s Banking Practice and led the Northeast Region’s Compensation Practice. She has also worked at several global human resources consulting firms including Watson Wyatt, Towers Perrin, Mercer and Hewitt. Ms. O’Donnell received a B.A. from Mount Holyoke College and an M.B.A from Babson College. She is an experienced speaker and writer on the topics of executive, director and staff compensation, as well as board governance.