Executive Compensation Advisory

Executive pay advice, from both sides of the table.

Independent, partner-level counsel on executive and board compensation for public, private, nonprofit, and pre-IPO organizations across the US, UK, and EU.

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Market Positioning

CEO Total Direct Compensation

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Both sides of the table

Built and ran pay programs in-house, and advised as consultants.

Senior practitioners only

Partner-level on every engagement — no junior leverage model.

Two decades of depth

Across S&P 500/1500, Nasdaq-100, FTSE-listed, pre-IPO, and nonprofits.

Our background: in-house and advisory

Our Background

In-house

Senior executive compensation leadership inside large, multinational public companies — directing compensation committee cycles in partnership with committee chairs, from agenda and materials through delivery; multi-country equity programs; and proxy and regulatory disclosure.

Advisory

Counsel to S&P 500/1500, Nasdaq-100, and FTSE-listed public companies; pre-IPO firms from a few hundred million to $10B+ in value; and nonprofits from small local organizations to global NGOs — benchmarking, plan design, and compensation disclosure.

Selected outcomes from our work

Selected Outcomes

~40%

reduction in equity share usage & dilution

$1B+

in employee value created over three years

30+

countries with equity programs administered

~$15M

projected three-year LTIP savings

Selected results from our team's senior in-house roles.

Services

Where the work goes deep

Executive & Board Pay

Benchmarking and strategy for C-suite and non-employee director pay programs.

Equity & LTIP Design

Pre-IPO through public-company long-term incentive design and administration.

Governance & Disclosure

Proxy and CD&A support, say-on-pay strategy, and ISS / Glass Lewis readiness.

Global Total Rewards

Cross-border compensation strategy across US, UK, and EU frameworks.

Benchmarking & Peer Groups

Market data, peer-group construction, and pay-positioning analysis.

Special Situations

IPOs, M&A, transitions, and other non-standard compensation events.

Available on a contract basis

Interim & Fractional Leadership

Total rewards or executive compensation leadership on a contract basis — stepping into the seat through transitions, leadership gaps, or peak-cycle demand.

Built by RB Consulting Services

CauseComp

Nonprofit pay benchmarks, on demand.

CauseComp is our subscription benchmarking platform for nonprofit boards, compensation committees, and leaders. Executive pay drawn from IRS Form 990 filings and staff pay from BLS data — tuned by budget size, sector, and metro — with the percentile detail a committee actually needs.

It carries the same market discipline as our advisory work, packaged for organizations that need defensible numbers more than a full engagement: answers in minutes, and documentation built to support IRS §4958 reasonableness reviews.

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Sample Benchmark

Executive Director Total Compensation

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990-sourced

Executive benchmarks built from IRS Form 990 filings.

850+ roles

Workforce pay by metro, sector, and budget size.

§4958-ready

Board-ready reports for reasonableness documentation.

About

About RB Consulting

RB Consulting Services is an independent executive compensation advisory firm built on two decades of work on both sides of the table.

We've led pay programs from inside major publicly traded companies — directing compensation committee cycles, administering equity programs across 30+ countries, and owning proxy and regulatory disclosure — and advised as consultants to S&P 500/1500, Nasdaq-100, and FTSE-listed companies, pre-IPO firms, and nonprofits ranging from local organizations to global NGOs.

We've sat where our clients sit.

That dual perspective is the whole point. We know what a committee chair needs before walking into the room, what a board will push back on, and what actually holds up through implementation — because we've designed and run these programs ourselves, not just recommended them.

Every engagement is led by seasoned compensation professionals working as partners — senior judgment, start to finish.

Founded and led by Ryan Bradtke

Ryan Bradtke, Founder and Principal, RB Consulting Services

Why RB Consulting

Both sides of the table.

Judgment shaped by building and running these programs in-house, not just benchmarking them from outside.

Senior practitioners only.

Partner-level attention on every engagement — no leverage model, no junior staff learning on your time.

Independent and direct.

Counsel scaled to your situation, from a global public company to a local nonprofit, with direct access throughout.

Governance-ready.

Fluent in ISS and Glass Lewis and what it takes to clear say-on-pay and shareholder scrutiny.

Global fluency.

Genuine cross-border experience across US, UK, and EU frameworks — equity and pay programs administered in 30+ countries.

Rigor you can defend.

Modeling of dilution, burn rate, cost, and value built to withstand board, auditor, and proxy-advisor scrutiny.

Get in touch

Let's talk about your next pay decision.

Direct, partner-level engagement from first conversation through implementation. Send a note and we'll follow up.

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