The Advisors' Blog

– Lynn Jokela

A recent memo from Aon reviews director pay and compares private company director pay with public company director pay.  It’s not a surprise that public company directors earn higher compensation, because as the memo notes, public company boards generally hold more meetings, are exposed to potentially higher liability and public and regulatory scrutiny.  The report gives a quick review of Aon’s data and it found that private company boards generally earn 36% less than their public company counterparts – primarily in the form of lower amounts of long-term equity that are granted to public company directors.