Erin Bass-Goldberg

Erin Bass-Goldberg joined the firm in 1998 and has over 25 years of executive compensation consulting experience. She serves as the independent advisor to the Compensation Committees of both public and privately-held companies in various industries. Her consulting engagements focus on development of executive compensation strategy, design of annual and long-term incentive programs, and transaction-related executive compensation issues.

She is an author and frequent contributor to the firm’s technical papers and studies, and is a speaker on executive compensation issues.

Previously, Erin served as an executive compensation consultant with The Hay Group and as an auditor and structured finance consultant with Arthur Andersen.

Relevant Experience

• Apparel & Accessories
• Basic Materials
• Chemicals
• Communications
• Consumer Products
• Manufacturing
• Retail
• Pharmaceuticals
• Services
• Technology
• Utilities
• Incentive Plan Design
• Executive Compensation Strategy
• Executive Compensation Benchmarking
• Executive Compensation Accounting & Tax Issues
• Transaction Issues (IPO, Mergers & Acquisitions, Spin-off)

Speaking Engagements and Presentations

September 22, 2023
2023 PCCE Directors’ Academy – NYU School of Law
Compensation Issues for Boards
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April 27, 2023
PLI – Cool Compensation Considerations for the Private Company 2023: Pay, Performance, and Perspectives
A Review of Private Company Compensation Trends: Is It the New Normal Yet?
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January 19, 2023
PLI: Mergers & Acquisitions 2023: Advanced Trends and Developments
Executive Compensation Matters in M&A Transactions
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October 18, 2022
Faegre Drinker 2022 M&A Conference
Power to the People: Employment Considerations for M&A
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Publications

September 9, 2025
Could Stock Options Make a Comeback?
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September 13, 2024
Clawback Policies: Beyond Compliance
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July 11, 2024
Clawback Provisions that Go Beyond SEC Requirements are Prevalent Among Large-Cap Companies
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September 14, 2021
Compensation Tools to Address Retention Challenges of the COVID Recovery World
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January 15, 2021
ESG & Incentive Plans
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