Commitment to Clients
As a trusted advisor to clients, I work collaboratively with the board and senior management to ensure that compensation programs are optimally aligned with the business and support long-term value creation for stakeholders.
Biography
Rob is a managing director with Pearl Meyer with almost 15 years of experience in executive compensation and finance. He serves as a trusted advisor to boards and senior management at public and private firms across North America.
He works with companies in all industries, but he has in-depth knowledge and expertise in designing compensations strategies for organizations in life sciences and technology, particularly emerging and high growth companies that are pursuing or have recently completed a M&A transaction or public offering.
Prior to joining Pearl Meyer, Rob was a co-founding partner at Echelon Compensation Partners, an independent consulting firm specializing in executive and broad-based compensation at privately held and publicly traded companies, and a director at Farient Advisors in Los Angeles. He is a Certified Executive Compensation Professional, a distinction awarded by WorldatWork for excellence in the field, and a Certified Equity Professional, which is the only internationally recognized equity compensation designation focusing on taxation, accounting, securities laws, and administration of equity-based incentive programs.
Rob holds a BSc. with honors degree in international management with American business studies from the University of Manchester, UK.
Publications and Presentations By Robert James
Biopharma Fundraising and the Related Compensation Considerations
Key Considerations for Biopharma Equity Plan Amendments
Working Overtime: Board Compensation at Small- and Mid-Cap Growth Companies
