About J. E. Richard

"J." Richard has consulted hundreds of Client organizations since 1974. Prior to establishing his own firm in 1984, "J." was associated with several prominent compensation and benefit consulting firms as a senior executive compensation consultant and regional practice leader. Prior to his consulting career, he also held the top human resource executive and senior compensation staff positions with various publicly held and private corporations.

As a senior faculty member of the National Association of Corporate Directors ("NACD"), he developed and conducted Board/Committee development courses and workshops for Boards and Audit, Compensation, Nominating (Governance), and Strategic Review committees. He also served on NACD Blue Ribbon Commissions to opine on executive compensation and non-employee director pay practices. Additionally, he developed an "eLearning" course for the Association of Executive Search Consultants ("AESC") on executive compensation concepts and practices.

His published books include the Compensation Committee Guide (7 editions since 1989) and Board of Director Development and Compensation (3 editions since 1995). He also authored an NACD Monograph: The Board's Strategic Review Responsibility. In addition, "J." has written numerous articles for Director's Monthly, Directors & Boards, and other prominent business periodicals.

"J." is a lifetime member of WorldatWork (formerly the American Compensation Association) and a founding member of the National Association of Stock Plan Professionals ("NASPP").