Aalap Shah is a managing director in the New York office of Pearl Meyer. With more than 15 years' experience, Mr Shah advises public and privately held companies on executive compensation issues, with focus on pay governance, pay-for-performance alignment and incentive plan design. He advises clients in a variety of industries, including high-tech, healthcare, financial services, consumer products, retail, manufacturing, real estate and media. Prior to joining Pearl Meyer in 2006, Mr Shah was with Mercer Human Resource Consulting, where he specialised in executive remuneration advisory services.