In this article: “The Evolving Skill Set of a Compensation Committee Chair,” Farient Advisors maps trending compensation committee chair skills disclosures included in proxy statements to four functional areas the firm identifies as essential to well-functioning compensation committees. Notably, disclosure of the following skills has increased over the past five years: human capital and compensation experience (300%); industry and business acumen (46%); governance, risk management, and public policy expertise (46%); accounting and finance experience (33%); and global experience (32%).