Karen Butcher
About Karen Butcher
Karen Butcher is the Managing Director at Pearl Meyer, where she has worked since 2021, providing executive and management coaching. With extensive experience in compensation consulting, she has developed incentive programs and conducted market assessments throughout her career.
Work at Pearl Meyer & Partners
Karen Butcher has held multiple roles at Pearl Meyer since 2007. She currently serves as Managing Director, a position she has held since 2021. In this role, she provides executive and management coaching and has developed cash-based long-term incentive programs. Prior to her current position, she worked as Principal from 2019 to 2021 and as a Consultant from 2007 to 2019. Throughout her tenure, she has focused on designing annual incentive plans and conducting competitive market assessments to inform compensation strategies.
Education and Expertise
Karen Butcher has a strong educational background. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in History from Skidmore College, completing her studies from 1982 to 1986. She later obtained a Master's Degree from Northeastern University. Additionally, she has pursued further education at William James College, where she achieved a Graduate Certificate in Executive Coaching in 2019. This combination of education supports her expertise in executive coaching and compensation strategies.
Background
Before her extensive career at Pearl Meyer, Karen Butcher worked at Northeastern University as Associate Director of Career Services from 1990 to 1998. She also served as a Compensation Consultant at Clark Consulting from 2000 to 2006. Her diverse background in education and consulting has contributed to her understanding of organizational dynamics and compensation frameworks.
Achievements
Throughout her career, Karen Butcher has made significant contributions to the field of compensation consulting. She has designed annual incentive plans with specific metrics for performance evaluation and developed cash-based long-term incentive programs. Her work in conducting competitive market assessments has informed various compensation strategies, demonstrating her impact in the industry.