What Farient Advisors does

Farient Advisors LLC is an independent executive compensation, performance, and corporate governance consultancy founded in 2007 and headquartered in Pasadena, California, with additional offices in New York, London, and Louisville. The firm advises compensation committees of boards and senior management on pay-and-performance alignment, ESG/stakeholder incentive design, governance, transaction support (M&A, IPO, SPAC), board compensation, and talent management, serving S&P 500/Fortune 500 issuers, private-equity portfolio companies, family-owned businesses, and pre/post-IPO companies across healthcare, financial services, energy, industrials, technology, and consumer products. Its core technology is a proprietary Tracker Suite — Say on Pay, CEO Pay, Pay Ratio, Wealth, ESG, and Remuneration Voting Trackers — that aggregates proxy and disclosure data across the S&P 1500, Russell 3000, and FTSE 100/250/350/AIM All-Share indices, supported by Performance Alignment Reports™ and a 16-point Remuneration Risk Assessment model developed internally by a dedicated Data Analytics Team. The firm operates a senior-consultant-led, quote-based engagement model with continuity and project-based work on multi-year contracts, bills as professional services, and does not publicly disclose pricing or revenue. Farient is a founding partner of the Global Governance and Executive Compensation (GECN) Group, a five-firm alliance covering 35+ countries, and expanded its UK footprint in March 2024 through the acquisition of Remuneration Associates (Rem.n).

Name

Farient Advisors

Legal name

Farient Advisors LLC

Website

https://farient.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Farient Advisors is an independent executive compensation and corporate governance consultancy advising S&P 500, PE, and family-owned companies through a proprietary Tracker data suite and senior-led advisory engagements across the US and UK.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Executive Compensation Consulting

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161), Other Management Consulting Services (541618), Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services (54)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

Fee-Only Advisory (FSAEAAAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Buy-Side M&A Advisory (FSAEAGAB), Capital Markets Advisory (IPO Readiness, SPAC, ECM/DCM Advisory) (BPAHAOAL)

Keywords

• Executive compensation consulting
• Corporate governance advisory
• Pay performance alignment
• Board compensation advisory
• Remuneration consulting services

Headquarters

HQ city

Pasadena

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Executive Compensation Consulting: Professional consulting services for executive compensation program design, performance measurement, goal setting, and pay for performance alignment

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Farient Advisors is an independent executive compensation, performance, and corporate governance consultancy that designs and delivers advisory engagements for compensation committees, boards, and senior management across public, private, and PE-backed companies. The firm sells both customized consulting services (pay and performance alignment, stakeholder incentives, governance, transactions, board compensation, talent management) and a proprietary Tracker Suite of data products aggregating proxy and compensation disclosures across S&P 1500, Russell 3000, and FTSE indices.

Product overview

Farient Advisors is an executive compensation and governance consultancy that operates two integrated offerings: (1) a proprietary Tracker Suite of data-aggregation tools covering say-on-pay voting, CEO pay, pay ratios, executive wealth, ESG metrics, and remuneration voting across major US and UK indices; and (2) a broad advisory services practice spanning pay and performance alignment, stakeholder incentives, governance, transactions (M&A, IPO, SPAC), board of director compensation, talent management, and compensation planning. The Tracker Suite is the firm's primary software/data product, while advisory services are delivered through consulting engagements. Farient also provides proprietary Performance Alignment Reports as a diagnostic tool. The firm was founded in 2007 and is a founding partner of the Global Governance and Executive Compensation (GECN) Group, serving clients in more than 35 countries.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Say on Pay Tracker™: Proprietary tracker aggregating proxy information on say-on-pay voting results
• CEO Pay Tracker™
• Pay Ratio Tracker™
• Wealth Tracker™
• ESG Tracker™
• Performance Alignment Reports™

Products and services

• Say on Pay Tracker™ Proprietary data-aggregation tool that aggregates say-on-pay voting data across the S&P 1500 and Russell 3000 indices and presents results by index, company size, and sector for compensation committees, investors, and corporate secretaries.
• CEO Pay Tracker™ Proprietary tracker that monitors and benchmarks CEO compensation across market segments, supporting compensation committee and investor benchmarking for public companies.
• Pay Ratio Tracker™ Proprietary tracker that captures CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio disclosures and enables comparative analysis by company size and industry.
• Wealth Tracker™ Proprietary tracker that monitors executive wealth accumulation and equity realization data, supporting pay-versus-performance and accumulated wealth analyses.
• ESG Tracker™ Proprietary tracker that monitors sustainability, climate, and DEI measures in executive incentive plans across the S&P 1500 and Russell 3000, supporting stakeholder incentive design and benchmarking.
• Remuneration Voting Tracker UK tracker that aggregates remuneration policy and annual report voting results since 2020 across FTSE 100, FTSE 250, FTSE 350, and FTSE AIM All-Share indices, searchable by year, segment, sector, or company name.
• Performance Alignment Reports™ Proprietary diagnostic tool that assesses the strength of the relationship between executive pay and corporate performance to inform remuneration program design, benchmarking, and remediation actions.
• Pay and Performance Alignment Advisory Advisory service covering peer group development, pay level benchmarking, corporate performance benchmarking, pay and performance alignment assessment, pay practices review, and remuneration risk assessment for compensation committees and management.
• Stakeholder Incentives Advisory Advisory service designing sustainability-based incentives, benchmarking sustainability data, reviewing board oversight practices and disclosures, and providing regulatory and policy research on ESG-linked executive incentives.
• Governance Advisory Strategic communications and governance advisory covering shareholder engagement, proxy advisor guidance, regulatory updates, and compensation committee process support for boards and senior management.
• Transactions Advisory Advisory service supporting mergers, acquisitions, spin-offs, pre- and post-IPO, and SPAC transactions, including change-in-control provisions, incentive redesign, and executive retention program design.
• Board of Director Compensation Advisory Advisory on non-executive director pay strategy, peer groups, pay levels and mix, policies, and board evaluations for public, private, and PE-backed companies.
• Talent Management Advisory Advisory on talent attraction, retention risk assessment, succession planning, and alignment of talent strategy with remuneration programs.
• Other Services Additional services including CEO performance evaluations, senior management employment terms, and special-purpose retention programs for compensation committees and management.

Quantifiable outcome

• Shareholder support for executive pay at S&P 500 companies reached a five-year high
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability2 records

Feature10 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• Remuneration Associates (Rem.n)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2024Acquired by Farient in March 2024, Remuneration Associates was a leading UK remuneration advisory firm. The acquisition expanded Farient's geographical footprint and deepened leadership with Stephen Cahill and Simon Patterson joining the firm.
• Global Governance and Executive Compensation (GECN) GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFarient is a founding partner of the Global Governance and Executive Compensation (GECN) Group, which includes five firms across five continents serving clients in more than 35 countries. GECN provides seamless global coverage for multinational clients requiring compensation and governance advisory anywhere they do business.
• SouthleamajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGECN Group partner firm in Canada led by Tara Armstrong, Alex Pattillo, Ryan Resch, and Amanda Voegeli. Southlea provides executive and broad-based compensation consulting to Canadian public and private companies.
• Guerdon AssociatesmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGECN Group partner in Australia providing executive compensation consulting across financial services, mining, energy, retail, technology, and REITs industries.
• Corporate Board MemberminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCollaboration on research reports including the succession risks report drawing on survey data from nearly 100 board members at large U.S. public companies.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Others

• Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS): Leading proxy advisor and corporate governance solutions provider; not a direct competitor in advisory, but influences the pay-for-performance ecosystem in which Farient operates and offers adjacent governance data and advisory services.

Broad incumbents

• Willis Towers Watson (Executive Compensation practice): Global advisory firm with a sizable executive compensation and rewards practice serving large public and private clients; broad incumbent with overlapping capability but far larger scale.
• Deloitte (Executive Compensation practice): Big Four advisory firm with a global executive remuneration and governance practice serving large multinational clients; overlapping capabilities though delivered as part of broader audit/consulting relationships.
• Aon (Radford Executive Compensation): Aon's Radford practice provides executive and broad-based compensation benchmarking and advisory; broad incumbent competitor with overlapping data and advisory offerings.
• Mercer (Executive Compensation practice): Global consulting powerhouse with a large executive compensation and workforce-rewards practice; competes with Farient but bundles services across the broader HR/benefits portfolio.

Direct peers

• Compensia: Executive compensation consultancy focused on technology, life sciences, and growth companies; comparable niche-specialist model, especially relevant to Farient's pre-IPO and high-growth client work.
• Pearl Meyer: Independent executive compensation, performance, and governance consulting firm serving public, private, and PE-backed companies; direct specialist competitor with overlapping Tracker-style benchmarking capabilities.
• Frederic W. Cook & Co. Independent executive compensation consulting firm advising Fortune 500 compensation committees on incentive plan design — long-standing specialist competitor with similar thought-leadership positioning.
• Semler Brossy Consulting Group: Independent executive compensation and corporate governance consultancy serving large public companies and compensation committees — closely comparable specialty, customer base, and engagement model to Farient.
• Exequity: Independent executive compensation and corporate governance advisory firm; comparable specialty focus on pay-for-performance alignment and proxy-season advisory work.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles19 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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