Michael J. Powers | Managing Partner

Michael Powers is a Managing Partner of Meridian. He has 25 years experience consulting on executive compensation design issues at the board of director level. Michael has testified to the U.S. Congress, the SEC and the FASB on executive pay and governance issues and is a current member of the Compensation Committee Leadership Network.

Michael is a frequent lecturer at national conferences and the author of articles in publications including WorldatWork Journal, Journal of Compensation and Benefits, and Directors ＆ Boards magazine. Michael co-authored a chapter on executive compensation in the book Leadership and Governance from the Inside Out.

Michaels’ clients include large and mid-cap companies in diverse industries including consumer products, food, retail, chemicals and oilfield services. His client relationships are primarily with both Compensation Committees and Management, generally with a direct reporting relationship to the Compensation Committee.

Prior to joining Meridian, Michael was at Hewitt Associates for 25 years and was a Principal and the global practice leader for executive compensation and corporate governance consulting at Hewitt Associates. Michael also served on Hewitt’s stockholder committee for the four years following Hewitt’s IPO.

Education

B.A. Finance, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, Pennsylvania

M.A.S.
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Illinois

J.D., University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Other

Licensed as an attorney in Illinois since 1982
CPA certificate, Illinois

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