Venture Capital vs. Private Equity: How Does Firm Type Impact Compensation?

In June’s Thelander Digest, we compare managing general partner compensation at venture capital firms to private equity firms. Let’s take a look at the data! About the data: Thelander Data Shows: The second graph shows us a snapshot of the median, 75th, and maximum total cash and carried interest for managing general partners at venture capital and private equity […]
What are the Compensation Trends for Research & Development Positions?

In June’s Thelander Digest, we examine the different trends impacting compensation for research & development (R&D) positions. To do this, we looked at our data on how the median total cash and non-founder shares (non-founder equity) has changed since 2019 for two positions: VP and Director of Research & Development (R&D). In order to keep things consistent, we looked at the […]
How Should You Customize Investment Firm Compensation Data?

In May’s Thelander Digest, we examine which factors make the biggest difference in investment firm compensation. So, what filters really make a difference? The Thelander platform allows you to easily customize investment firm data by by four filters: total assets under management, size of most recent fund, type of firm, and region. Plus, the data is […]
A Guide To CVC Compensation

In May’s Thelander Digest, we examine what the compensation landscape looks like for CVC professionals. We do this by looking at the median total cash for four different positions: CVC unit leader, senior investment professional, senior associate, and associate. First, let’s look at how the compensation for each positions is influenced by the filter: total CVC investment capital under team […]
How Should You Customize Private Company Compensation Data?

When examining compensation data for privately held companies – you want to make sure you are using an apple to apple comparison. Meaning? Private company instead of public. Now that we’ve established a baseline – the next question is, what filters really make a difference? The Thelander platform allows you to easily customize private company data by five filters […]
What’s the Compensation Forecast for CVC Professionals?

In April’s Thelander Digest, we examine what the compensation landscape looks like for CVC professionals. Last month, J.Thelander Consulting hosted a webinar with DLA Piper and Bell Mason Group to give a full market update, and examine how CVC compensation trends have evolved in recent years. Jody Thelander, founder & CEO of the namesake firm, discussed exclusive insights, which […]
What’s the Compensation forecast for CVC professionals?

In April’s Thelander Digest, we examine what the compensation landscape looks like for CVC professionals. Last month, J.Thelander Consulting hosted a webinar with DLA Piper and Bell Mason Group to give a full market update, and examine how CVC compensation trends have evolved in recent years. Jody Thelander, founder & CEO of the namesake firm, discussed exclusive insights, which […]
How CVC Unit Structure Impacts Long Term Incentives

In this months Thelander Digest, we explore how CVC Unit Structure and Investment Capital Under Team Management influence what types of long term incentives are offered in addition to base pay and cash bonus. All of the data presented is collected through the Thelander Investment Firm – CVC Compensation Survey. If you are interested in securing free access […]
How Does Compensation Vary by Region?

In March’s Thelander Digest, we examine how median total cash compensation varies across the US for managing general partners and senior associates. The data presented is collected from the Thelander-PitchBook Investment Firm Compensation Survey, which is now open-year round. There are two charts below: By examining the Thelander data above for managing general partners, we see that: Participate In The Investment Firm Compensation Surve By examining […]
How are Life Science Male and Female CEOs Compensated Differently?

In the March 2023 Thelander Digest, we examine how the total cash compensation for male and female CEOs at privately held life science companies with more than $50 Million in total financing has changed since 2020. Stay tuned for the April 2023 Digest where we’ll look at the gender pay gap between tech CEOs! Participate in the Thelander Private Company Compensation […]