Founder and principal advisor
Michael Roch
Independent advice on partnership architecture, partner compensation, governance and succession for professional services firms.
Michael Roch
Founder, Advisor and LeaderPartnership architecture in high-stakes environments
Michael Roch advises managing partners, boards and senior leadership teams globally on partnership architecture, incentive design, governance and strategy.
Founder, MHPR Advisors · Co-author, The Partner Remuneration Handbook
For more than 25 years, he has helped professional services firms, partnerships and founder-led organizations align competing stakeholder interests, strengthen governance and build partnerships designed for long-term performance and growth.
His expertise spans:
- Partnership strategy and organizational design
- Partner compensation, gain-sharing and profit-sharing systems
- Governance, leadership and partnership execution
- Strategic alliances, mergers and partnership integration
- Legacy and succession planning
Michael is co-author, with Ray D’Cruz, of The Partner Remuneration Handbook (Globe Law and Business, 2022), the first comprehensive handbook on partner remuneration, governance and reward structures in professional services firms.
His clients range from global professional services firms and international alliances to founder-led businesses and growth-stage organizations. They value his combination of intellectual independence, deep expertise in partnership economics and governance, and practical leadership experience as an entrepreneur, managing partner and advisor.
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