Duncan Brown is an independent rewards adviser and researcher. He has more than 30 years' experience with employers including IES, Aon Hewitt, PwC and Willis Towers Watson. He also spent five years as Assistant Director General and head of research and policy at the CIPD.
His recent clients have included major firms such as Network Rail and Shell, public sector bodies such as the National Health Service and Equalities and Human Rights Commission; and not-for-profit organizations such as the Council of Europe, Church of England, Unicef and the RSPCA.
Duncan advises a number of remuneration committee including Christian Aid and the London School of Economics. He is an employer trustee for the CIPD Pension Plan. He has participated on Government taskforces concerned with fair pay (the Hutton Review), engagement, pensions and gender pay reporting. He has advised government reviews on the pay setting methods for key public sector workers including doctors and dentists, the judiciary and Armed Forces personnel.