Tom joined Compensia in 2019 and began his career as a compensation consultant in 2010. Tom provides research and advice on executive compensation and related matters as an independent consultant to Compensation Committees and senior management at technology companies. His clients range from mid-late stage pre-IPO through newly public and large public technology companies. He has extensive experience helping high-growth companies transition from private to public ownership and in helping companies navigate difficult compensation, governance and shareholder issues.
 
Prior to Compensia, Tom led the SF Bay Area technology vertical focused on compensation consulting at Mercer. While with Mercer, he completed a 2-year international assignment on the executive remuneration team in Sydney, Australia.
 
Tom received a BA in Applied Mathematics and Political Science from the University of California, Berkeley.

Charlie Franklin is the Co-founder & CEO of Compa, a VC-backed startup with the mission to make compensation fair and competitive for everyone. Compa is compensation intelligence software for enterprise total rewards teams navigating era of pay transparency. 

Charlie has over a decade HR experience, mostly focused in compensation. He started his career at Mercer, a leading global HR consulting firm, where he advised on compensation strategy for Fortune 500 companies in technology, financial services, life sciences, and energy. He subsequently led executive compensation and people strategy at Juniper Networks, and most recently led HR M&A and global mobility at Workday prior to founding Compa. 

Charlie resides in Newport Beach, California, where he enjoys spending time with his wife and daughters hiking, gardening, and bicycling by the ocean.