Tara Tays

Partner @Pay Governance Llc

Los Angeles County, CA, US

Tara Tays, a Partner with Pay Governance located in Los Angeles, has more than 20 years of executive compensation experience and advises management and boards of directors on a wide range of compensation matters, including: the design and implementation of annual incentive and long-term incentive plans, the review and development of internal compensation policies and procedures, the assessment of risk associated with incentive programs, and the adoption and review of employment agreements and change-in-control/severance plans. She has extensive knowledge of institutional shareholders’ and proxy-advisory firms’ concerns with executive compensation programs and helps companies improve shareholder support on Say on Pay and other executive compensation related proposals.Tara’s experience covers a range of industries, with an emphasis on tech and bio-tech companies. She also works closely with pre-IPO and emerging growth companies to help them prepare for their public filing requirements and design and develop a wide range of global compensation programs.Tara is often a guest speaker at the National Association of Stock Plan Professionals and CCRcorp’s annual executive compensation conferences and the National Association of Corporate Director’s (“NACD”) Leading Minds in Governance conference, and has authored articles published in NACD Directorship magazine, Practical Law, and Deloitte’s On the Board Agenda.

University of Southern California

Bachelor of Science - BS