Jim Heim
Partner
Jim Heim
Partner
Jim has been a trusted adviser to Boards and their senior management teams on all aspects of executive compensation and director compensation issues for over twenty years. His clients range from Fortune 500 firms to pre-IPO start-ups and represent multiple industries including life sciences, technology, aerospace & defense, clean energy and industrial manufacturing.
Over his career, Jim has participated in over 1,250 compensation committee meetings while advising over a hundred clients on topics including:
Pay Governance * Incentive Plan Design * Pay-for-Performance Alignment * Compensation Benchmarking * Proxy Analysis * Special Compensation Programs for IPO and M&A Transactions * Severance and Change-in-Control Benefits * Equity Pool Approvals * Shareholder Outreach and Say-on-Pay Vote Optimization * Tailoring Pay for Business Stage
Prior to joining Meridian in 2019, Jim most recently served as a ten-year Partner and Managing Director at Pearl Meyer. In addition to his consulting experience, he has worked in the corporate human resources departments of EMC Corporation, The Gillette Company and One Beacon Insurance.
Jim received his M.B.A. (human resources management concentration and Dean’s List member) and B.A. in Psychology (graduated with Highest Distinction) from the University of Kansas and has also earned designations as a Certified Compensation Professional and a Certified Equity Professional. He regularly writes and presents on executive compensation topics for organizations such as the NACD, Corporate Board Member, Equilar and WorldatWork, and is also a former faculty member of WorldatWork, serving as course instructor for “Principles of Executive Rewards”.
