OUR PARTNERS   

BERTHA MASUDA advises Boards and top management about strategy, performance, incentive-design and pay issues.  Bertha has worked with companies in a broad range of industries, including financial services, high technology, manufacturing and energy, and with companies in various stages of development.  She works with both public and privately held businesses to develop performance measurement systems, compensation strategies and incentive programs that are aligned with business strategy and financial goals.

Bertha has been invited to speak at compensation seminars on the West Coast and has co-authored several articles regarding the use of equity incentives in merger situations.

Bertha has more than 10 years of consulting experience and is a Certified Public Accountant.  She was a Principal with SCA Consulting, which was acquired by Mercer Human Resource Consulting in 2001.  In addition, she worked at Gemini Consulting and Ernst & Young. 

She holds an M.B.A. from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and a B.S. in Business Administration from the University of California at Berkeley, where she graduated with honors. 

BONNIE SCHINDLER, based the Chicago area, helps clients design and communicate compensation programs and incentive plans.  Bonnie has worked in a variety of industries, including financial services, high technology, manufacturing, transportation, real estate and retail.  She has worked with both public and privately held companies to develop customized performance measures and link them to incentive plans that support business strategy and the achievement of financial goals.

Bonnie has more than 10 years of combined experience in consulting, human resources and communications.  Prior to co-founding Vivient, Bonnie was a Principal with Mercer Human Resource Consulting, which she joined through its acquisition of SCA Consulting.  Before joining SCA, she held human resource and communications positions at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. 

Bonnie received an MBA from the University of Chicago, where she concentrated in finance, accounting and strategy.  She received both an M.S. and a B.S. in journalism from Northwestern University. 

SUSAN SCHROEDER assists clients with strategy evaluation, performance measurement customization, compensation strategies and incentive plan design, and the support of new business ventures and initial public offerings.  Susan’s experience includes work for Fortune 500 companies as well as smaller public and private organizations across many industries, including banking, insurance, investment management, high technology, consumer products, and professional services.  Over the years, Susan has developed a particular expertise in developing incentive plans that reward for value creation in privately held companies.

Susan has over 15 years of broad based experience in finance, human resources, and strategy execution in both management consulting and corporate environments.  She was a Principal level consultant at SCA Consulting, a management consulting firm that was acquired by Mercer Human Resource Consulting in 2001.  Prior to joining SCA, Susan spent twelve years in the financial services industry specializing in finance and real estate lending.

Susan received an M.B.A. from The Anderson School at UCLA and an A.B. in Economics from Occidental College, where she graduated with honors.  She currently serves on the Board of Directors of The Anderson Alumni Association, and the Board of Governors of the Occidental College Alumni Association.

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