Dana Etra joined the firm in 2013 when the Boston office opened. She has broad experience in executive and board compensation, advising a diverse range of organizations on all aspects of compensation strategy and program design, including corporate governance considerations and tax, accounting, securities law, and other regulatory implications.
Dana works with clients of all sizes and industries, including large publicly-traded companies, smaller publicly-traded companies, private companies, and tax-exempt organizations, as well as companies planning an IPO. She supports many companies with overlapping industry profiles and talent markets and works with clients to create custom, company-specific compensation philosophies and holistic remuneration programs that support strategic compensation objectives. She specializes in designing effective short- and long-term incentive plans and assisting clients with cross-industry compensation issues.
Dana serves as a guest lecturer on executive compensation and governance-related topics to various professional groups (e.g., NASPP, New England Compensation Consortium) and has published articles through WorldatWork. Prior to joining the firm, she was a consultant at Pearl Meyer & Partners.
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February 28, 2023
Ponte Vedra, FL
Corporate Board Member Directors Forum 2023 - The Great Re-Focus: How will your board drive growth and profits in 2023?
Compensation Committee Peer-to-Peer Workshop
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Dana W. Etra, Matt Lum
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November 9, 2022
Cambridge, MA
Program on Corporate Governance - Harvard Law School
2022 Corporate Governance Roundtable
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Dana W. Etra, Managing Director & Head of Boston Office
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July 19, 2022
Boston, MA
Leap HR Life Sciences Conference
Compensation Planning Through Volatility: Balancing Competitive Market Dynamics and Compensation Program Stability
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Dana W. Etra, Managing Director & Head of Boston Office
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October 25, 2019
New York, NY
The Conference Board - The 2019 Executive Compensation Conference
Trends in Long-Term Incentives
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Dana W. Etra, Managing Director & Head of Boston Office
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March 21, 2023
Preparing for Pay Versus Performance
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Corporate Board Member with FW Cook Thought Leadership By Dana W. Etra and Michael J. Kenney
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December 29, 2020
ISS Publishes 2021 FAQs on Compensation Policies and Equity Plans
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Joe Sorrentino, Dana W. Etra
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August 16, 2018
Massachusetts Noncompetition Agreement Act Update
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Dana W. Etra, Managing Director & Head of Boston Office
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Research Report
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March 31, 2016
Executive Severance and Change-In-Control Practices
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Dana W. Etra, Tamar Garoon, Erin Bass-Goldberg
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