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    Matthew Isakson

    Partner
    T:
    773-562-7890
    E:
    misakson@meridiancp.com
    San Francisco
    2 Belvedere Place
    Suite 210
    Mill Valley, CA 94941
    847-235-3600

    Matthew has over 20 years of experience advising compensation committees and senior management on a broad range of executive compensation matters. Matthew helps oversee our services on the west coast.

    He works with a full range of companies from pre-IPO to Fortune 100, across all industries. His expertise includes the full spectrum of executive and corporate governance issues companies face today, including: compensation strategies, annual and long-term incentive design, executive and director compensation benchmarking, severance and change-in-control benefits, proxy disclosure, proxy advisor perspectives, goal setting, Committee meeting process and managing successful Say on Pay vote outcomes.

    Matthew is a frequent speaker at executive compensation events (e.g., Corporate Board Member, Equilar, NACD). He is also on the Advisory Boards for NACD’s Northwest Chapter and the Silicon Valley Directors’ Exchange (SVDX).

    Matthew holds a B.B.A. in Finance from the University of Iowa and is a Certified Executive Compensation Professional (C.E.C.P.).

    Insights By Matthew Isakson

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    Executive Compensation Podcast

    Podcast Summary — Unforeseen Influence of the New Clawback Rules on Compensation

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    Do You Need to go Beyond the SEC Clawback Requirements

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    The Impact of SEC Clawback Rules on Stock Options

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    Should the SEC Clawback Policy Impact Compensation Design

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    Executive Compensation Podcast

    Potential Unforeseen Influence of the New Clawback Rules on Compensation Design

    Key Insight
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    New Talent Management Challenges for the C-Suite & Board

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    5 Min Read

    Expansion of Compensation Committee Oversight

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    Overseeing Complex Compensation Issues

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    Growing popularity of ESG metrics

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    Executive Compensation Podcast

    Expansion of Compensation Committee Oversight

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    Matthew Isakson on NACD's Leading Minds of Compensation

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    Compensation Advice for PE-Owned Companies

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    Compensation Committee Best Practices: Pay Increases & Goal-Setting

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    Compensation Specialists Advise on IPOs and Spins

    Key Insight
    1 Min Read

    Meridian Consultant Talks Compensation Timelines with NACD Online

    Meridian Updates
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    Meridian to Attend Equilar Event on New Public Companies

    Key Insight
    10 Min Read

    Forecasting Key Compensation Issues

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    Prognosticators of Pay

    Client Alerts
    18 Min Read

    SEC Releases Proposed Rule on Mandatory Clawback

    Meridian Updates
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    Meridian Compensation Partners Announces the Opening of its San Francisco Office