Steve O’Byrne is among the most knowledgeable experts on executive pay practices, hands down. He shares his insights on the evolution of performance measurement and executive pay, from the fixed profit-sharing models of the 1920s to today’s market-based compensation packages. We explore the use of option grants, EVA, private-equity models, and even Steve’s most recent innovation, Employee Value Added. Steve is president of Shareholder Value Advisors with over 30 years’ consulting experience in compensation, performance measurement, and valuation.