Lunch & Learn
We know this is peak comp planning season: budgets, refreshes, edge cases, and a lot of spreadsheet gymnastics.
So we’re inviting a select group of senior comp and rewards leaders to step away for a bit to network and hear the latest compensation market trends.
Please join us for a Compa Lunch & Learn on 2/25, led by Compa’s Co-founder and CEO, Charlie Franklin.
Event details
- When: Wednesday, Feb 25 | Lunch 12-1pm (with optional networking hour: 1-2pm)
- Where: Joey Valley Fair (2855 Stevens Creek Blvd, Suite #1840, Santa Clara)
February 25, 2026
12:00 pm
PT
Charlie Franklin
Co-founder & CEO, Compa
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What we’ll cover (and why it matters):
How pay mix is shifting - equity down, cash up - and what that means for offers and retention
What 2026 merit, equity refresh, and promo budgets look like across large tech companies
Why “blanket increases” are breaking down and how teams are reallocating spend more surgically
About the speakers
Charlie Franklin
Co-founder & CEO, Compa
Charlie Franklin is the Co-founder & CEO of Compa, a VC-backed startup with the mission to make compensation fair and competitive for everyone. Compa is compensation intelligence software for enterprise total rewards teams navigating era of pay transparency.
Charlie has over a decade HR experience, mostly focused in compensation. He started his career at Mercer, a leading global HR consulting firm, where he advised on compensation strategy for Fortune 500 companies in technology, financial services, life sciences, and energy. He subsequently led executive compensation and people strategy at Juniper Networks, and most recently led HR M&A and global mobility at Workday prior to founding Compa.
Charlie resides in Newport Beach, California, where he enjoys spending time with his wife and three kids, hiking, gardening, and bicycling by the ocean.
