(248) 701-4908Why People Choose Clearwater?
We are comprised of a select group of professionals with significant experience and diversity. Our principals are located in Cleveland and Detroit. We thus employ a multi-office, one-firm structure. More importantly, we serve our clients on the basis of need, not merely location.
The keystone of our business philosophy is the provision of superior services to our clients. This principle is maintained by our individual and collective declaration to cherish and nurture our relationships by providing prompt, personal service. We will continue to advance in response to our clients’ needs, and modify our capabilities to better serve our clients.
Deborah (Deb) Voyt, Ph.D.
Managing Director
Deb has more than 30 years working in multinational organizations as a global leader in operations, organizational development, human resource management, and compensation. In addition to her broad-based industry background and global expertise in compensation, Deb coaches executives, leaders, professionals, and teams to higher levels of performance. Her clients include individual and organizational clients in Fortune 50 multinationals, mid-sized companies, and non-profits.
Deb’s expertise is in evaluating an organization’s current total rewards approach to compensation and suggesting actionable and sustainable changes that can increase employee satisfaction and improve retention, all while helping the organization to remain as efficient as possible with its money. In partnership with an organization, she will review your organizations compensation practices and then help design a strategy that will ensure compensation packages and policies are aligned with your larger organizational strategies and goals. Deb’s compensation experience includes practical and total rewards consulting expertise with hands-on experience in the strategy, analysis, evaluation, design, development, implementation, and communication of executive and broad-based compensation programs. Specific areas of expertise include competitive benchmarking, market analysis, job evaluation, and variable pay design for executives and non-executives in a variety of industries including durable manufacturing and consumer goods, technology, financial services, and non-profit.
Steven R. Davis, Ph.D.
Managing Director
Steve is a Certified Compensation Professional with over 37 years’ experience as a human resources professional. He has expertise in global compensation program administration (including executive compensation, long/short-term incentives, job evaluation and market research), employee communications, HRIS coordination, and project management. Steve has led compensation projects in the Americas, Europe, and the Asia-Pacific region. He also has extensive experience with pay equity analyses and implementing strategies to leverage diversity and change management initiatives. Steve has also had leadership roles in training and organization development, labor relations, salaried administration and human resource planning. He has also consulted and facilitated acquisitions, mergers, and joint venture activities.
Steve advises a wide variety of clients, among them both publicly-traded and closely-held businesses, on their compensation and change management needs. Prior to entering the consulting profession, Steve was a Senior Consultant on the Global Compensation Staff of General Motors Corporation.
Eileen Vernor SHRM-SCP, CCP
Managing Director
Eileen is a global HR leader with more than 30 years of experience across Fortune 500 companies, mid-market organizations, start-ups, and consulting engagements supporting both for-profit and nonprofit sectors. She is a recognized total rewards expert, specializing in compensation strategy, benefits design, HR systems, and talent strategy, with deep expertise in aligning reward programs to business performance, workforce needs, and market competitiveness.
She has led complex organizational transformations, including mergers, acquisitions, and restructuring, consistently integrating total rewards strategy with broader business objectives while improving cost efficiency, employee experience, and talent outcomes. Her consulting and leadership work focuses on the design, evaluation, and implementation of competitive, data-driven compensation and benefits programs that strengthen attraction, retention, and engagement across global workforces.
Eileen has held senior total rewards leadership roles at Slate Auto, Urban Science, NSF International, Joyson Safety Systems, AlixPartners, Detroit Medical Center, DTE Energy, Borders Group, Masco, and Stanley Black & Decker, and has also supported academic and research institutions including Northeastern University and Harvard University. In addition, she has operated an independent consulting practice providing total rewards, compensation, and benefits advisory services to a range of for-profit and nonprofit organizations, including support for strategy development, program design, and implementation.
Eileen holds an MEd in Industrial Counseling/Human Resources from Northeastern University and a BA in International Relations and Spanish from Syracuse University. She brings a global perspective shaped by an expatriate upbringing, multilingual capability, and extensive experience advising global organizations on total rewards strategy and execution.
Managing Director, MSF
Vicky brings more than 20 years of compensation consulting experience, complemented by 20 years in corporate finance at General Motors. She combines deep compensation expertise with a strong financial perspective to help organizations develop competitive, sustainable reward programs aligned with their business goals.
Her experience spans North America, South America, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. At General Motors, she managed compensation consulting teams across global regions, developing job classification structures, executive compensation frameworks, and salary ranges for executive and nonexecutive employees.
Vicky’s areas of expertise include executive short- and long-term incentives, employee bonus programs, and compensation planning. Her work includes developing and validating merit and variable pay budgets, modeling promotion funding, and establishing global executive salary ranges. Her finance background encompasses corporate budgeting, business planning, financial statement consolidation, and financial analysis to support strategic decisions.
At Clearwater, Vicky brings a practical, analytical approach to helping clients evaluate compensation programs, understand financial implications, and make informed pay decisions.
Vicky holds a Master of Science in Finance from Walsh College and a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of Michigan.
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