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  • April 24, 2025
  • 1pm PT / 4pm ET
Online

Compensation Confidential 2025

Real-time data on base salaries, actual and target bonuses

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Program

How do today’s private life sciences and tech companies stay competitive in compensation?

Join us for our annual Compensation Confidential, where Jody Thelander, Founder & CEO of J. Thelander Consulting, will share real-time data on base salaries, actual and target bonuses, founder and non-founder equity for your entire organization from C-Suite to staff level employees.

This session’s expert panel includes top legal and financial professionals who will provide actionable guidance for founders, executives, and investors navigating compensation, equity, and financial planning pre-exit. Attendees will gain practical insights to help structure competitive packages and retain top talent in a dynamic market.

Speakers

  • Jody Thelander

    Jody Thelander, MA, Founder & CEO, J.Thelander Consulting

    J. Thelander Consulting is headed by Jody K. Thelander, a compensation executive with a track record of successful results and three decades of professional experience. Jody has a keen understanding of business realities through a diversified background in compensation, sales and customer service. Her surveys and resulting reports have become a well-respected and highly desired tool for compensation decision-makers in the private capital markets. J.Thelander Consulting provides board and compensation consulting to a full range of private companies and investment firms, including life sciences and tech, venture capital, private equity and corporate venture. Jody also spent ten years with TRW Space and Defense, both in Washington, DC and San Francisco, before starting her own firm.

  • Morgan Thelander

    Morgan Thelander, COO, J. Thelander Consulting

    Morgan is the Chief Operating Officer at J.Thelander Consulting, the premiere, global compensation data and consulting firm for the private capital market. She has in-depth experience with private companies through her work at PitchBook in Seattle and Healthbox in Chicago. While at PitchBook, Morgan gained expertise in private company deal and financing tracking, as well as contributing to editorial for their daily newsletter and blog posts. She also has keen insights as to how start-ups bring their products to market through her work with the accelerator program at Healthbox.

  • James Huie

    James T. Huie, JD, Partner, Wilson Sonsini

    James Huie is a corporate and securities partner in Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati’s San Francisco office, where he has one of the most active practices in the country representing venture-backed companies. He advises life sciences and technology companies on general corporate matters, mergers and acquisitions, initial public offerings, strategic partnerships, and private equity and debt financings. He also has extensive experience in representing venture capital firms and other investors in private equity and debt financings.

  • Kai Hsu LaunchBio

    Kai Hsu, Vice President, J.P. Morgan Private Bank

    Kai is a banker in the J.P. Morgan Private Bank and is responsible for delivering the vast resources of the bank to ultra-high net worth individuals, families, and family offices, specifically focused on private and public company executives in the life sciences and healthcare industry. Kai leads an integrated team of specialists to provide services in banking, investments, credit, estate planning, goals-based financial planning and family office organization.

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