Tom is a national authority on executive compensation and high performance organizations, and has over 30 years of professional business and consulting experience. He has worked with numerous boards and top executives to assess the competitiveness and effectiveness of total direct compensation plans, develop total compensation systems for sales organizations and total reward systems for employee groups. He is the author of five books including Next Stage: In Your Retirement, Create the Life You Want (2019), Changes for Challenging Times – A Special Report on Business Conditions and Compensation Trends (published 2009), Innovative Reward Systems for the Changing Workplace (McGraw Hill) and Rewards That Drive High Performance (AMACOM). He has written over 30 articles, book chapters and special features for Fortune Magazine, the Conference Board, Financial Times and Boards and Directors. He has been quoted in the Boston Globe, Wall Street Journal, and the Boston Business Journal.

Prior to forming Wilson Group, Tom was the National Director of Rewards for Aubrey Daniels & Associates; Partner and General Manager of New England for Hay Group, Inc.; and Director of Organizational Consulting for the Forum Corporation. He holds a Master’s degree from Vanderbilt Owen School of Management and Bachelor’s degree from Southern Methodist University.

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Susan brings over 25 years in consulting and leadership positions in compensation and human resources to her clients. Susan advises boards of directors, executives and leaders in sales, human resources and compensation functions on the strategic application of total reward programs. She works with a broad range of public, private and non-profit clients in technology, industrial, and service sectors throughout the country in the assessment, design and implementation of sales, executive and employee compensation programs.

Prior to consulting, Susan worked in leadership positions at General Cinema Theatres, Aetna Inc., Barclays Business Credit and Community Newspaper Company. She has co-authored and published several publications with other members of Wilson Group. Susan earned her master’s degree in labor and industrial relations from Michigan State University and a bachelor’s degree in human resources from Ithaca College. Susan is a Certified Compensation Professional (CCP), Certified Benefits Professional (CBP) and a Global Remuneration Professional (GRP) through WorldatWork and a member of the New England Compensation Consortium and the Milwaukee Area Compensation Association. Susan was an Adjunct Faculty member in Human Resources at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh.

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Jean Riley has over 25 years of experience in compensation design and human resources management.  She has held leadership positions in several organizations and has provided consulting services to various types of organizations including, financial services, non-profit, retail and technology companies. Most recently, Jean was the Vice President of Compensation at Santander Bank overseeing executive and staff compensation programs for approximately 10,000 employees. Prior to this, Jean worked for McLagan where she managed the compensation consulting practice for banking clients in the Northeast.

Jean earned her bachelor’s degree in Business Management from Fitchburg State University. Jean is a Certified Compensation Professional (CCP), through WorldatWork and a member of the New England Compensation Consortium.

Valerie has over 30 years’ experience in compensation design and management. She has held leadership positions in international organizations including financial services and hospitality. Most recently, Valerie was the Vice President and Principal Consultant to the Asset Servicing business at BNY Mellon managing all compensation programs for the business. Prior to this, Valerie was the Director of Sales Compensation for CIT designing the worldwide global sales and incentive compensation strategies and managing the development of the Company’s sales plans. Prior leadership positions include directing the Compensation function for the America’s region of InterContinental Hotels Group and as Head of Compensation for SunTrust Banks.

Valerie earned her bachelor’s degree in Psychology and History from Cedar Crest College and is also a graduate of the Dale Carnegie Institute Program. She is a Certified Compensation Professional (CCP) through WorldatWork.

Lisa has 16 years’ experience in professional services firms in coordinating project activities, facilitating communications and providing a high level of service and quality to clients. Lisa’s expertise includes collecting and analyzing client and external market data and preparing customized compensation and employee engagement surveys. In her role at Wilson Group, Lisa manages internal operations, administrative services and website, and provides analytical support in the assessment and design of client employee and executive compensation programs.

Lisa is a member of WorldatWork and the New England Compensation Consortium. She previously worked for Sherbrooke Partners, Cartier and Zale Corporation. She received her Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.