• 11:00–11:30 AM (CT): Networking
• 11:30–12:30 PM: Presentation

• Sheila Sever, Senior Manager, Deloitte
• Jeremy Feinstein, Managing Director, Empsight
• James Brown, VP Engineering, BetterComp

Alice Kirchhoff

Director of Marketing, BetterComp

Alice Kirchoff is BetterComp’s Marketing Director. She has worked at all sorts of companies—from a large public accounting firm to a tiny 5-person app developer— across a wide array of industries, but she’s particularly drawn to mission-driven startups that are making a difference in their customers' lives. She loves that marketing is one of the most fundamental aspects of business, and that when done well, it can help companies find the customers who will get the greatest value from their offering and educate the market so they can make informed decisions. At BetterComp, she’s enjoyed building the marketing function from the ground up and bringing together a phenomenal team that makes a real difference in how organizations address compensation.

Sheila Sever

Senior Manager, Deloitte

Sheila is a Senior Manager in Deloitte’s Human Capital practice with more than 20 years of consulting and corporate experience working with a wide range of clients in healthcare, pharmaceuticals, and nonprofits. She advises clients on all aspects of executive and broad-based employee compensation.

Sheila has authored several articles published in WorldatWork’s workspan and WorldatWork Journal publications and has presented on compensation topics for local and national Compensation and Human Resources groups including ASHHRA. Sheila is also a recipient of WorldatWork’s Lifetime Achievement Award and serves as faculty for the association.

Jeremy Feinstein

Managing Director, Empsight

Jeremy Feinstein is a Managing Director and Co-Founder of Empsight International, LLC a leading provider of compensation surveys to Fortune 1000 and large multinationals. Jeremy has more than 25 years of consulting experience and has developed and managed leading compensation surveys for Empsight with 300+ participants. He is a frequent speaker at WorldatWork Total Rewards Conferences and has co-authored several articles with Deloitte Consulting, including Pay Transparency: What’s the Right Approach for Multi-Jurisdictional Employers? and How to Optimize Compensation Through Business Cycles: A Case Study, both featured in Workspan magazine. Empsight also partners with Deloitte to publish the Global Job Architecture Practices Survey. Jeremy holds a bachelor’s degree in Economics from the University of Pennsylvania, an M.S. in Industrial Relations from the University of Wisconsin–Madison, and an MBA from HEC Paris.

James Brown

VP Engineering, BetterComp

James Brown is BetterComp’s Vice President of Engineering where he leads the product development and software engineering team. Over the course of his career, James’ work touched areas across software development, systems security, AI/machine learning, and infrastructure architecture. As a leader, James is passionate about building high-performing teams and fostering a culture of innovation - both internally within the organization and within the product.

With his wife and dog, James lives in Boulder, CO, where he enjoys outdoor adventures and spectacular views.