John has worked in the shared ownership and incentive design fields for the past 10 years. He consults small businesses, private equity-backed firms, and public companies on broad-based incentive design and organizational transformation.

 

He holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a bachelor's in economics from UNC Chapel Hill.

Dr. Whillans is an associate professor at Harvard Business School. 

 

Her research focuses on corporate culture, incentives, and the connections between time, money, and employee wellbeing.

 

Her work has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, Time Magazine, and The Harvard Business Review.

Dr. Vance is an associate professor at Virginia Tech's Pamplin College of Business.

 

His research focuses on the design and effects of compensation plans.

 

His work has been published in elite accounting and management journals, including Journal of Accounting Research, Management Science, and Journal of International Business Studies.