Mike Blanchard is the CEO of Blanchard Consulting Group. He has extensive experience in the human resources field and has conducted or supported over 500 compensation planning, market research and organizational development projects over the past 25 years, with over 20 years specific to the banking industry. Mr. Blanchard has presented to various banking associations including Bank Director’s Annual Compensation Conference, American Bankers Association and several state banking associations on a variety of compensation and board governance topics. Mr. Blanchard’s experience includes advising clients on assessing total compensation for executives and directors, incentive planning, equity plan design, salary administration and performance management.

Matt Brei is president at Blanchard Consulting Group.  He has been a compensation consultant since 2000 and has been exclusively focused on the banking industry since 2002.  Prior to founding Blanchard Consulting Group, he worked at Amalfi Consulting, Clark Consulting, and Arthur Andersen.  He serves in a lead role with his client engagements and focuses on identifying the unique compensation needs and concerns of each individual client.  Mr. Brei’s areas of expertise encompass multiple disciplines within executive, director, and staff compensation.  Mr. Brei frequently speaks at banking conferences on various compensation related topics and has written a number of published articles within banking specific publications.