Eric Hoffmann Email & Phone Number

Louisville, Ky, Us

Pasadena, Ca, Us

Farient Advisors is a corporate governance and executive compensation consulting firm linking business strategy to innovative compensation program design. Hired by the board of directors of publicly traded companies, Farient also advises its clients on shareholder engagement and communication, assisting in the management of a broad group of stakeholders.As a member of the Farient Leadership Team, responsible for all aspects of technology, process and operations as company delivers data product offerings and research to reinforce Farient as the thought leader in the industry.• Develop and implement data strategy aligned with business strategy• Research and analyze information on executive compensation, corporate governance and institutional investors • Work with business press to create stories grounded in data and analytics• Perform research for client projects and thought leadership pieces• Create data models to support business analytics and marketing efforts• Evaluate and contract with external technology partners and data providers to deliver software, data, and cloud-based hosting solutions• Develop and maintain data warehouse by incorporating disparate data sources and implementing processes to use for independent research and consulting projects• Employ data visualization tools to leverage data assets• Build and lead team to deliver data analytics product to institutional investors

Pasadena, Ca, Us

Farient Advisors entered into a joint venture with Clarkston Consulting in early 2015 to advise on the development of its next generation product. As a technology and data expert on loan from Farient, was responsible for the technology and data aspects of the start-up company. Built on the newest open-source technology, the product was licensed to corporate leaders to give them an independent external view of their company and competitors, shaping and informing their decision-making in the boardroom.• Seek and assess technology and data sources to differentiate product from competitors• Negotiate terms with technology and data providers• Design content of product, particularly in the area of compensation, corporate governance and equity analyst expectations• Formalize development processes for idea capture, prioritization and communication to stakeholders• Work with third part development team to ensure quality and functionality expectations are met

Using broad-based experience, working as a technology advisor to senior level business executives in application development, business process automation, big data and scientific visualization. Projects included:• Health Care Company: Enterprise-wide software and hardware asset management and process assessment, tying together IT, finance and business units to create and maintain clarity into multi-million dollar spend.• Executive Compensation Consulting Firm: Analysis and automation of exhibits for client reports; introduction of statistical packages, data visualization and modeling tools to provide deeper insight.• Advertising Agency: Business process analysis, automation, and improvement specifically in areas of data acquisition, cleaning, processing, and reporting.

New York, Ny, Us

Reporting to the CIO of Mercer, led the global Consulting Solutions Delivery Group (CSDG), a technology and software unit that developed and delivers both internal and client-facing SaaS-based applications in support of IPS. This global technology unit was instrumental in driving this unit from $70MM to $125MM in annual revenue over five years while improving profitability margins to 45% through the on-time and efficient development of key software tools (both internal and external). Leading 110 professionals with an operating budget of $13MM, this unit covered the entire spectrum of the software lifecycle; product managers, business analysts, development managers, developers, system and database administrators and support personnel.

New York, Ny, Us

Leader of application development group enabling five separate lines of business in IPS through development and support of technology solutions. During this time period, the business grew from $40MM to $70MM much as a result of technology developed through technology team.

New York, Ny, Us

Leader of a US-based software development team, responsible for developing and maintaining key revenue-based business tools.

Ms, Computer Science

Bs, Computer Science And Mathematics