Matt Brei is the President of Blanchard Consulting Group. He has been a compensation consultant since 2000 and has been exclusively focused on the banking industry since 2002. Prior to founding Blanchard Consulting Group, he worked at Amalfi Consulting, Clark Consulting, and Arthur Andersen. He serves in a lead role with his client engagements and focuses on identifying the unique compensation needs and concerns of each individual client. Matt’s areas of expertise encompass multiple disciplines within executive, director, and staff compensation. Matt frequently speaks at banking conferences on various compensation-related topics and has written a number of published articles within banking-specific publications. Matt received a Bachelor of Arts degree with a double major in Accounting and Business Management from Luther College in Decorah, IA.

Jeff Fairchild is the Senior Vice President, Lead Consultant at Blanchard Consulting Group. Previously, Jeff served as the SVP, Managing Director of Newcleus Compensation Advisors. Jeff has experience consulting with Compensation Committees, Board of Directors, and Senior Executives to review executive and director compensation practices and related compensation programs relative to market best practices since 2010. He guides and assists clients in developing cash and equity annual and long-term incentive plans as well as provides analysis and guidance to ensure market-aligned pay and proper salary grade structures.

Jeff graduated from the University of Alabama with a Bachelor of Commerce and Business Administration followed by receiving his Master of Business Administration from Mercer University. He has worked in various industries including Energy, Medical Devices, Pharmaceutical, Legal and Financial Services.