Built by the people who've lived the problem

Pay is more than half of global GDP, and it’s still decided in spreadsheets and shrouded in secrecy.

Poor pay decisions carry legal, reputational, and financial costs that compound over time. But the true cost is human: when people are fairly rewarded and advanced, they have agency, see that their contributions matter, and are empowered to do their best work. We believe better pay decisions create stronger organizations and a better society, and that agentic AI finally makes this possible at enterprise scale. That’s what PayStandards exists to do.

Leadership

Joe Davolio

Co-CEO & Co-Founder

Repeat founder and operator with experience spanning public service, capital markets, and enterprise software.

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Todd Gershkowitz

Co-CEO & Co-Founder

Human capital executive with 30+ years advising Fortune 500 companies and board compensation committees.

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Andrei Oprisan

Chief Technology Officer

AI engineering leader and founder who has built technology platforms from zero to millions of users.

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Jak Lerdgidkjon

Head of Business Development

Enterprise GTM leader with a track record of building category-defining partnership engines.

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Darren Lubotsky

Chief Economist

Leading labor economist and expert in workforce analytics, labor markets, and compensation.

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Advisors

Don Weinstein

Former CTO & Chief Strategy Officer, ADP

Kevin Hallock

Co-founder · President, University of Richmond · labor economist

Cara Allamano

3× CHRO · Founder, PeopleTech Partners

Mita Mallick

Senior executive, Carta · WSJ best-selling author

Rob Frohwein

Founder, Kabbage (acquired by Amex)

Jose Davila

Chief People Officer, J.Crew Group