David Buckmaster is an expert on pay. He has led corporate compensation teams at companies like Stability AI, Nike, and Starbucks, and worked with business leaders on pay projects all over the world. Buckmaster was named to the global shortlist of the 2018 Financial Times and McKinsey & Company Bracken Bower Prize for emerging business writers. His first book, Fair Pay: How to Get a Raise, Close the Wage Gap, and Build Stronger Businesses, releases June 29, 2021 from Harper Business. Originally from Tampa, Florida, Buckmaster now lives in Portland, Oregon with his wife, daughter, and labradoodle.