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Meridian Compensation Partners, LLC is an international executive compensation and corporate governance consulting firm headquartered in Lake Forest, Illinois. Meridian was formed in February of 2010 by Co-managing Partners Michael Powers and Jim Wolf, who had previously worked as the North American practice leaders of Hewitt Associates' executive compensation practice. The firm now employs approximately fifty partners and associates in nine offices in the U.S. and Canada. In addition to its executive compensation studies, Meridian is also known for its expertise in the energy industry. Clients of Meridian constitute over 450 major publicly traded and privately held corporations.

Awards
Meridian was named one of the 2014 “Best Firms to Work For” for the third time in its first five years by Consulting magazine. In 2013 and 2014, Michael Powers and Jim Wolf of Meridian were named NACD’s Directorship 100 honorees, which identifies the most influential people in the public company boardroom community.

Locations
Current office locations include
 * Lake Forest (Chicago), IL (HQ)
 * Atlanta, GA
 * Boston, MA
 * Dallas, TX
 * Detroit, MI
 * Houston, TX
 * New York, NY
 * San Francisco, CA (opening in 2015)
 * Toronto, Ontario, Canada