Evidence developed in the field.
Our research programme exists to serve mandates first and publication second. Findings are released when the evidence base is strong enough to be useful.
Where our research is concentrated
Executive compensation benchmarking
Role-level compensation structures by market, sector, and organizational scale, refreshed on a rolling basis.
Board composition studies
Skills, tenure, and independence patterns across listed and privately held boards.
Leadership market reports
Availability, mobility, and succession depth for critical executive functions.
Organizational design analysis
How comparable organizations structure accountability for growth, technology, and risk.
Reports and studies
- Research
Where AI capability actually belongs on the executive team
A structural question before a hiring question: how organizations are locating accountability for artificial intelligence.
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Rebuilding board composition around future capability
Skills matrices are widely used and rarely decisive. A practical method for connecting board composition to strategy.
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Executive compensation: the widening geographic spread
The same C-suite mandate can now carry materially different packages across three financial centres. What that means for cross-border shortlists.
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What a defensible assessment record contains
Structured interviewing, scenario evidence, and referencing depth — and how boards should read the report they are given.
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