RONALD R. BOTTANO
VP, Farient Advisors
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Mr. Bottano is a Vice President at Farient Advisors, responsible for advising the firm's clients on performance measurement and compensation strategy, with the ultimate goal of aligning reward programs with the creation of shareholder value.  He also oversees the firm's leading-edge research into proprietary analytical methodologies that ensure client's executive pay decisions are defensible, timely, and transparent to all stakeholders.

Mr. Bottano has two decades of experience as a trusted advisor to boards and senior management.  Prior to joining Farient, Mr. Bottano was Managing Director of Executive Compensation Advisors (a Korn/Ferry Company), a subsidiary he co-founded with direct responsibility for client advisory services.  Mr. Bottano was also a Principal at Mercer Human Resource Consulting, and a former partner of SCA Consulting, acquired by Mercer in 2001.

Mr. Bottano has been a guest speaker for the Conference Board, WorldatWork, the IBF Venture Forum, and Financial Executives International. He has authored multiple articles and often quoted in the Wall Street Journal, Chief Executive, BusinessWeek, New York Newsday, and the Los Angeles Times.

Mr. Bottano holds an M.B.A. from the Harvard Business School and a bachelor's degree in finance and accounting from the University of California Haas School of Business, where he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa.