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SIMON W. QUINT

Principal

Simon Quint is a Principal with Quatt Associates. Simon specializes in the assessment and design of executive and staff compensation plans for advocacy groups, professional societies, media organizations, and other nonprofits. He works extensively with Boards to advise them on executive compensation matters, and partners with senior management and human resources to design, implement, and manage effective compensation systems. Simon’s practice also includes incentive compensation, performance management and planning, benchmarking surveys, strategic planning, and organizational design.

In addition to his consulting work, Simon regularly speaks and serves as a panelist on these topics.

Simon received an MBA from Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business and a BS in Psychology from Trinity College (Conn.). He resides in Falls Church, VA with his wife and two daughters.

IN THE MEDIA

CEO Update: Executive Contract Negotiation & Compensation

Simon Quint spoke on a panel about contract negotiations and pay levels for new CEOs relative to prior incumbents.
CEO Update
May 21, 2025

CEO Update: Quatt Survey Shows Association Pay Growth Moderating

Simon Quint described a return in association compensation to pre-pandemic growth trends, drawing on recent Quatt compensation survey data.
CEO Update
November 19, 2024

CEO Update: Don’t Grasp for Every Dollar When Negotiating Contracts

Simon Quint spoke on a panel about the importance for CEOs to be informed and objective in entering salary discussions with the Board, and provided observations for subsequent contracts.
CEO Update
April 11, 2024

CEO Update LIVE: Longer CEO Contracts, More Pay Equity

James Wynn and Simon Quint spoke on a panel about key considerations for nonprofits in a market where executive pay is increasing at a faster clip, and strategies for CEOs when negotiating or renegotiating contracts. In addition to this particular session, James and Simon both serve as regular panelists for CEO Update weighing in on contemporary executive compensation issues and considerations for trade associations.
CEO Update
April 24, 2023

NAM CMA 2022 Winter Leadership Conference: Presentation on Compensation Trends

Simon Quint presented on compensation trends at the NAM CMA 2022 Winter Leadership Conference.
January 2022

Compensation Trends Discussion with Professional Associations

Simon Quint and Veronika Bordas presented on compensation trends from the recently-released Quatt Professional Association Compensation Survey to a group of professional associations.
May 17, 2019

Rewarding and Retaining Nonprofit Executives through Incentive Plans

Veronika Bordas and Simon Quint, two Quatt Principals, published an article on key considerations in establishing incentive plans for nonprofits in the December 7, 2018 issue of Bloombert Tax's Tax Management - Compensation Planning Journal.
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December 7, 2018

CEO Summit: Know Your Worth as an Association Executive

Simon Quint participated in CEO Summit’s panel – Know Your Worth as an Association Executive.
CEO Summit Panel of Experts
December 8, 2017

Association Executive Compensation: How to craft a strong and defensible contract based on the latest compensation trends

Simon Quint joined an expert-led webinar through the Nonprofit Finance Center to review key legal and tax implications surrounding compensation and the latest trends in executive compensation.
October 26, 2017

Quatt Principals present on compensation trends and best practices for non-profits at Coalition of Human Resource Management Associations Conference

Quatt Principals James Wynn and Simon Quint presented on compensation trends and best practices for non-profits at Coalition of Human Resource Management Associations Conference.
October 6, 2017

TRENDS Finance LIVE Breakfast: Association CEO Salary Trends & Executive Compensation Issues

Simon Quint, along with other leading compensation experts and nonprofit attorneys, discussed findings from the brand 2016 Association CEO Compensation Survey at this
Association Trends continuing education event
October 21, 2016

CEO Update Live: More use of peer data driving upward pay trend

Simon Quint joined expert panelists discussing strong compensation growth driven by factors like benchmarking, staff raises and desire to retain top talent.
October 6, 2016

TRENDS Finance LIVE Breakfast: Nonprofit Salary Trends and Executive Compensation Issues

Simon Quint discussed the results of 2015 Association TRENDS Nonprofit Salary Survey at TRENDS Finance LIVE Breakfast.
October 9, 2015

AssociationTRENDS Webinar: Nonprofit Compensation Best Practices and Benchmarking

Simon Quint spoke about nonprofit executive compensation, salary, and benefits benchmarking and best practices.
July 14, 2015

HRLF Non-Profit Consortium Event: It’s all about Compensation or is it?

Simon Quint led HRLF Non-Profit Consortium Group in a discussion about solutions that work, and that staff experience as fair.
January 15, 2015

CEO Update: Median pay for next-best compensated is 60 percent of CEO

Simon Quint discussed the pay range between CEOs and next highest-paid employee at trade groups.
2015