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An expert takes on the crisis of income inequality, addressing the problems with our current compensation model, demystifying pay practices, and providing practical information employees can use when negotiating their salaries and discussing how we can close the gender and racial pay gap.American workers are suffering economically and fewer are earning a living wage. The situation is only worsening. We do not have a common language to talk about pay, how it works at most companies, or a cohesive set of practical solutions for making pay more fair. Most blame the greed of America's executive class, the ineptitude of government, or a general lack of personal motivation. But the negative effects of income inequality are a problem that can be solved. We don't have to choose between effective government policy and the free market, between the working class and the job creators, or between socialism and capitalism, David Buckmaster, the Director of Global Compensation for Nike, argues.
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David Buckmaster is an expert on pay. He has led corporate compensation teams at companies like Stability AI, Nike, and Starbucks, and worked with business leaders on pay projects all over the world. Buckmaster was named to the global shortlist of the 2018 Financial Times and McKinsey & Company Bracken Bower Prize for emerging business writers. His first book, Fair Pay: How to Get a Raise, Close the Wage Gap, and Build Stronger Businesses, releases June 29, 2021 from Harper Business. Originally from Tampa, Florida, Buckmaster now lives in Portland, Oregon with his wife, daughter, and labradoodle.
