Dan Mayfield is a Principal in the Executive Workforce Practice at SullivanCotter. He is an experienced consultant with a demonstrated history of providing counsel to management and boards on strategic workforce issues.
Leveraging more than 15 years of experience in executive compensation and governance, Dan specializes in helping not-for-profit health care organizations attract, engage and retain leadership talent through the development of integrated total rewards and workforce performance strategies. Dan leverages his experience partnering with both for-profit and not-for-profit organizations across industries to assist his clients.
His experience includes:
- Working with compensation committees to develop and implement executive total rewards programs aligned with an organization’s mission and long-term operating goals.
- Designing comprehensive executive incentive plans to help drive performance in a new value-based care environment.
- Preparing formal opinion letters regarding the reasonableness of compensation provided to disqualified persons of not-for-profit 501(c)(3) and (c)(4) organizations.
- Assisting organizations in the assessment of executive and corporate performance to measure progress against established goals, identify opportunities for improvement, and ensure the alignment of pay with performance.
- Educating clients on best practices in governance and oversight to help mitigate risk and support regulatory compliance.
Dan has previously worked for prominent global consulting firms, where he advised large organizations on matters of executive compensation and governance. He is also a sought-after speaker on compensation and governance trends.
Dan received his Master of Business Administration in Finance and Strategy from Southern Methodist University Cox School of Business in Dallas, Texas. He holds master’s and bachelor’s degrees from The University of Texas at Austin.
