“Our commitment to Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DIB) is fundamental to our mission to be the Decisive Leader in Executive Compensation Advisory Services. By nurturing an inclusive environment that values diverse perspectives, we strengthen our ability to attract, retain, and develop exceptional talent, enabling us to advise our clients most effectively.”
– Christina Medland, Managing Partner
Our Commitment
We are committed to an inclusive work environment that respects and values diverse perspectives, expertise, experiences, cultures and differences across our firm. As an equal opportunity employer, we support a culture that takes action to remove barriers, focuses on inclusion and ensures open and fair processes for the advancement of our associates. Our leadership welcomes being held to the highest standard as an example we must all aspire to be while recognizing we all have opportunity for growth. All associates who deliver on our primary objectives and uphold our firm’s values will have a successful career at Meridian.
Our Approach
We recruit and hire candidates across a broad array of backgrounds based upon their ability, expertise, experience and commitment to be outstanding board-level advisors. Our managers are effective advocates and focused coaches for our associates nurturing a sense of belonging and balance. We educate professional interest groups about our consulting discipline and introduce executive compensation and corporate governance consulting as a challenging and rewarding profession to broader audiences as part of our efforts toward building a true representation of the global world we live in.
We respect and honor differences with our developed collaborative culture of communication.
Our Future
Meridian believes in continuous improvement. We are not afraid to ask tough questions. We look forward to the hard work that conscious inclusion and elevating our unique perspectives brings to our client relationships. We regularly evaluate our practices and adjust as needed to ensure fair pay and job opportunities for all associates. Our talent continues to be our strength and what sets Meridian apart from other executive compensation consulting firms.
Meridian DIB Council
The Meridian DIB Council reflects the balance and strength of our associates and works towards effective and supportive initiatives that enhance our diversity, inclusion, and sense of belonging. Over the years, our Council has listened and taken action based on what we learned.
- Our commitment to inclusion is reflected in our hiring of great talent. Over the past four years, more than 40% of our new hires are from racially diverse backgrounds and nearly 60% of our hires have been women.
- We improved our parental benefits and policies to provide better balance for working parents.
- We refined our hiring practices to broaden access to top talent and support, objective, bias-aware decision making.
- We take action building upon our values of respect, integrity and inclusiveness.
- We value our employee’s work/life balance and remain committed to flexible work arrangements.
We continue these important conversations by sharing thought provoking articles, offering formal training aligned with our DIB objectives, and creating space for ongoing dialogue.