Career Practice Leader, Pacific Northwest
Tracy is a Partner at Mercer, leading the Career business in the Pacific Northwest with over 25 years of experience in compensation and HR consulting. She specializes in designing compensation strategies and total rewards programs for clients across various industries. Tracy holds a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration from Portland State University and is a Certified Public Accountant and Certified Employee Benefit Specialist.
Mergers & Acquisitions Engagement Leader
Jenny is a member of the M&A Advisory Services team at Mercer, based in Seattle, with over ten years of experience in managing people-related opportunities and risks in corporate transactions. She has extensive M&A experience, including integrating acquisitions globally and establishing HR functions for joint ventures and spin-offs. Prior to joining Mercer, Jenny was the Director of Human Resources Operations at a Fortune 500 semiconductor company, where she led HR initiatives for M&A and managed various HR functions. She holds a master’s in health services administration from the University of Michigan and a bachelor’s in public health from Indiana University.
Career Products Leader
Adam is a Principal and Career Products Market Leader, based in Seattle, where he is responsible for leading complex projects, understanding client initiatives and ensuring successful project outcomes. Specifically, he has oversight in new client relationships, providing recommendations and deliverables for Total Rewards teams and providing expert advisory services and insights. With over ten years of experience in HCM, HRIS, and technology, he focuses on data, employee engagement, and HR transformation. Adam's expertise includes Compensation Data, Benefits and Total Rewards Data, and Workforce Transition. He holds a BS from Ball State University’s Miller School of Business, specializing in Entrepreneurship and Business Management.
Client Manager
Erich is a Partner and Global Client Manager at Mercer, based in Seattle, with over 30 years of experience in addressing people-related challenges for some of Mercer’s largest clients. He leads project teams focused on talent management, employee engagement, compensation and benefits, and risk management, primarily in the technology and bio-pharma sectors. Erich holds a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and Economics from Washington State University and is a Certified Employee Benefits Specialist (CEBS) from Wharton.
Senior Career Consultant, HR Transformation
David is a Partner in Mercer’s Career consulting business, based in Seattle, with extensive experience guiding corporate and HR leaders in transforming organizations to enhance productivity, engagement, and innovation. With 15 years as an expatriate consultant and HR leader across Europe, South Asia, and East Asia, he has advised innovative companies on agile decision-making and flexible organizational structures. David has also served as Chief Human Capital Officer for a unicorn healthcare start-up, where he built an HR function based on global best practices. He graduated magna cum laude from Princeton University.
Client Manager
Michael is a Client Manager, based in Seattle, specializing in improving business performance for global organizations through effective people, risk, and financial management. With expertise in managing transformation and implementing change management strategies, he has extensive knowledge of the Healthcare, Energy, and Automotive industries and serves as the Healthcare Industry Vertical Leader for the Pacific Northwest. Michael's role involves managing client relationships and supporting business goals with tailored human resource and risk management consulting solutions. He holds a B.A. in Research Psychology from Rutgers University and is a Certified ScrumMaster (CSM).
Senior Career Consultant, Rewards
Dieuwertje (“Dieuw”) is currently a Senior Principal in the Seattle office, focusing on the review and design of integrated rewards programs for executives and the broader workforce as part of the Career practice. She holds both a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Organizational Economics from the University of Amsterdam and has 12 years of experience in executive and broad-based employee pay consulting. Dieuw's expertise includes total rewards philosophy development, pay equity, workforce analytics, and strategic incentive design, serving as an advisor to compensation committees for public and private companies. Her strategic insights and comprehensive approach deliver significant value to Mercer clients by ensuring effective compensation strategies that align with organizational goals and regulatory requirements.
Senior Career Consultant, Rewards
Raphael is a Senior Principal in Seattle, where he manages client engagements related to executive and board of director compensation, annual and long-term incentive plan design, and total rewards advisory services. He holds an MBA with a concentration in Finance from New York University’s Stern School of Business and an undergraduate degree in Mathematics from Yeshiva University. With over 20 years of experience providing executive rewards consulting to publicly traded companies across various industries, Raphael specializes in benchmarking total compensation, aligning compensation programs with business strategy, and designing performance-based incentive programs. His rigorous quantitative approach to performance measurement and pay-for-performance assessment delivers significant value to Mercer clients by ensuring effective and strategic compensation frameworks that meet the needs of both organizations and their stakeholders.
Senior Career Consultant, Rewards
Susan is a Senior Principal based in Seattle, bringing over 20 years of executive and employee compensation consulting experience. She holds a BA in Economics from Western Washington University and a JD from the University of Washington School of Law. Susan has designed and validated compensation strategies for a diverse range of industries, including services, biotech, manufacturing, healthcare, and financial services, focusing on the unique needs of both public and private entities, as well as tax-exempt and government employers. Her expertise in compensation philosophy development, benchmarking total rewards, and incentive plan design, along with her leadership in Mercer’s Governance, Shareholder, and Equity Plan Center of Expertise, delivers significant value to Mercer clients by providing tailored and effective compensation solutions.
