David Buckmaster is an expert on pay who has led corporate compensation teams at Wildlife Studios, Nike, Starbucks, and Yum! Brands, 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. Originally from Tampa, Florida, Buckmaster now lives in Portland, Oregon, with his wife and daughter.