Biography

Eric Gonzaga is a Partner in Grant Thornton’s Human Capital Services practice, where he leads the Minneapolis human capital services group and serves as national leader for healthcare within the practice. His work centers on executive compensation, total rewards, and governance, with a focus on helping organizations design compensation structures that support leadership performance and business goals.

Eric advises private equity firms, financial institutions, public and private companies, and healthcare organizations on equity and incentive compensation design, annual and long-term incentive strategy, executive contracts, compensation governance, proxy disclosure support, and 409A, 280G, and reasonableness audits. He has also supported compensation strategies tied to growth, turnaround, and merger situations.

Eric joined Grant Thornton after serving as vice president at Clark Consulting. He is a board member of the National Association of Stock Plan Professionals and a member of WorldatWork. Eric has also written and presented on executive compensation, risk management, pay-for-performance, and governance. He holds a JD from the Hamline University School of Law and a bachelor’s degree in English from Northern Illinois University.