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Chicago

Christine Oberholzer Skizas

Christine is a Pay Governance Managing Partner based in Chicago and has been consulting with clients across industries for more than twenty-five years.

About

Christine

Christine is a Pay Governance Managing Partner based in Chicago and has been consulting with clients across industries for more than twenty-five years. Christine serves as the advisor to the Boards of companies of all sizes and stages of evolution, including a number of Fortune 500 companies. She has a strong track record of helping boards and management teams develop, communicate and maintain pay programs that are aligned with her clients’ business strategy and performance while navigating evolving investor and broader stakeholder expectations. Christine has also served on the Firm’s Leadership Committee.

Christine has consulted with a diverse group of clients across industries, including technology, professional services, financial services, entertainment, rail, real estate, retail, and utilities. She has developed and presented research on CD&A best practices and the impact of management and Board diversity on company performance.

Education

Christine earned a B.B.A. in Finance and Business Economics with a concentration in International Business from the University of Notre Dame.

Previous experience

Prior to joining Pay Governance, Christine served as the Group Leader of Towers Watson's Chicago Executive Compensation practice, managing consultants while also serving as an advisor.

Prior to joining Towers Perrin, Christine managed the compensation consulting practice of a national real estate advisory firm. Christine's professional career began in Arthur Andersen's Business Consulting division as a member of the Financial Services Industry practice.

Additional Information

Viewpoints by

Christine

Viewpoints

Trends in S&P 500 Board of Director Compensation

Clement Ma, Linda Pappas, Christine Skizas and Olivia Wakefield

Viewpoints

Where Women Are On Board; Perspectives from Gender Diverse U.S. Boardrooms

Diane Lerner and Christine Oberholzer Skizas

Viewpoints

The Role of Non-Financial Metrics in Annual Incentive Programs

Christine Skizas, Jack Marsteller, Keith Jesson, Ashley Meischeid, and Gagan Singh

Viewpoints

The Gender Pay Gap at the Top

Christine Oberholzer Skizas, Linda Pappas and Jessica Morris

Viewpoints

Over the Long Term, Companies with Problematic Pay Practices Generally Perform Worse than Companies that Avoid Problematic Pay Practices

Christine O. Skizas, Brian Johnson and Andrew Winkler

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Trends in S&P 500 Board of Director Compensation

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Where Women Are On Board; Perspectives from Gender Diverse U.S. Boardrooms

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The Role of Non-Financial Metrics in Annual Incentive Programs

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The Gender Pay Gap at the Top

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Over the Long Term, Companies with Problematic Pay Practices Generally Perform Worse than Companies that Avoid Problematic Pay Practices