Priya Kapila

Priya Kapila is a partner with FMI and head of the Compensation and Rewards team. This discipline is dedicated to conducting annual compensation and benefits surveys exclusive to the built environment, performing compensation benchmarking studies and developing effective and rewarding compensation programs.

Clients benefit from Priya’s considerable expertise in building strategically aligned approaches to fairly and competitively compensating employees at all levels. Initiatives regularly performed include executive compensation review, organizationwide salary structure development, short-term and long-term incentive plan design, FLSA audits, performance management consultation, pay equity testing, ownership and management succession planning, and compensation policy and procedure documentation. 

Priya is a member of WorldatWork, the past president of the Compensation and Benefits Network of Greater St. Louis and the past vice president of the Arizona Total Rewards Association. She is also an experienced expert witness on reasonable executive compensation. 

Before joining FMI, Priya was the senior manager of compensation consulting for CBIZ, specializing in designing compensation systems for clients across diverse industries. Previously, she worked for an investment banking firm specializing in public finance, performing financial analyses, and supporting the implementation of financial structures and initiatives for institutions of higher education and renewable energy companies.