Mr. Speidel is a director in the Organization Effectiveness and Development sector of the Global Human Resource Solutions practice of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. Mr. Speidel has over 15 years of experience in the areas of employee benefits, executive compensation review and analysis, and human resource consulting to a broad array of clients, including CMGI, JuniorNet, Fairchild Semiconductor Corporation, The Learning Company, Genzyme Corporation, ADE Corporation, Brooks Automation, Nova Biomedical, Unitrode Corporation, Scitex Ltd, and Project Software and Development Inc. He is the Boston GHRS liaison to PwC technology and infocom clients. Prior to joining Coopers & Lybrand, Mr. Speidel was a human resources manager at Shipley Company (now a division of Rohm and Haas), where he was responsible for employee relations, recruiting, compensation, benefits, and EEO support for a domestic and international workforce of 1,000 employees. Mr. Speidel is a member of the Massachusetts and Pennsylvania Bars and holds a Certificate in Employee Relations Law. Mr. Speidel holds a B.A. degree from the University of Delaware, an M.B.A. degree from Lehigh University, a J.D. degree from the New England School of Law, and an L.L.M. degree in taxation from Boston University Law School.