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Steve Sullivan

Managing Director
Chicago

Expertise

  • Executive Compensation
  • Business Strategy - Executive Compensation Alignment
  • Compensation Committee Oversight & Governance
  • Healthcare Industry
  • Tax-Exempt and Private Businesses

Education

  • BA, Gustavus Adolphus College
  • MA, California State University
  • PhD (ABD), Illinois Institute of Technology

"Boards of healthcare provider organizations are up against unprecedented challenges."

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Commitment To Clients

The organizations I serve are working to alter their strategic direction based on changing market conditions. The degree of strategic change may be greater than in the past, and they can’t afford a cookie-cutter approach to executive compensation. I invest time in gaining solid understanding of the experiences and perspectives reflected in their compensation committees and management teams. This process allows us to develop something that’s competitive, fits their culture, and achieves their goals.

Biography

Steve Sullivan, a managing director at Pearl Meyer, has more than 20 years of consulting and industry experience assisting clients in executing their strategic human resources and compensation initiatives. His focus has been in the areas of executive compensation program benchmarking, design, and oversight in the healthcare industry and for tax-exempt businesses. Steve also advises clients in the areas of sales and performance incentives, recruitment, motivation and retention, strategic compensation program design and implementation, and organizational change. He has experience in the financial services, manufacturing, and information technology industries.

Prior to joining Pearl Meyer, Steve was a director in McGladrey’s Human Capital Services Practice. He also previously served as a senior manager with Ernst & Young LLP’s National Human Capital Practice, providing advisory services to both public and private companies; as Americas’ compensation manager for Andersen Consulting (Accenture), and as a compensation consultant for the Bank Administration Institute. Steve has also worked on the corporate side of compensation as a human resources officer at The Northern Trust Company.

Steve holds a BA from Gustavus Adolphus College, an MA from California State University, and has completed studies toward an Industrial/Organizational Psychology PhD at the Illinois Institute of Technology.

He has conducted research and spoken in different forums on aligning executive compensation with transformational healthcare business strategies, non-profit IRS compliance issues, institutional investor activism, corporate governance and strategic compensation alignment with organizational imperatives. Steve is a member of the American College of Health Care Executives, National Association of Stock Plan Professionals (NASPP), Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM), and WorldatWork.

Publications and Presentations

Advisor Blog
Steve Sullivan
May 2022

Healthcare Employee Retention, Recruitment, and Pay: A Perfect Storm

How can provider organizations retain those still in their jobs and effectively recruit quality candidates? The answer may be market-based pay.

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Advisor Blog
Steve Sullivan
December 2021

The Importance of Empathic Leadership for Healthcare Employee Wellbeing

Unprecedented circumstances require a different kind of leadership skill in the healthcare industry. Here’s how boards can help enact a cultural shift.

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Ask the Expert Interview
Ed Steinhoff
Steve Sullivan
December 2021

A Balancing Act for Healthcare Boards: Executive Pay, Organization Performance, and the Pandemic

Details from a recent conversation about the divergent compensation challenges for healthcare providers and insurers.

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Advisor Blog
Steve Sullivan
Alexander Yaffe
October 2021

The COVID Crisis One Year Later: Revisiting Healthcare Board Director and CHRO Perspectives

A recap of recent conversations with healthcare leaders about emerging solutions to their organizations’ current challenges.

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Looking Ahead to Executive Pay Practices in 2023: Banking Edition

Survey results from 58 public and private bank institutions outlining their expectations for executive compensation programs in 2023.

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