Links to Professional Organizations and Partners
Professional OrganizationsFred Whittlesey works with numerous professional associations, educational institutions, and not-for-profit organizations to continue expanding the knowledge base of the field and develop the capabilities of fellow professionals. Global Equity Organization (GEO) is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to providing information on the strategic, financial, and administrative aspects of delivering equity participation opportunities in the workplace.
The Certified Equity Professional Institute (CEPI) was founded in 1989 by a group of equity compensation professionals. Their mission was to establish, promote, and provide certification and continuing education for the equity compensation industry. Since its founding, the CEPI's self study curriculum has served as the industry's educational standard. Organizations and individuals use CEPI exams as a measurement of basic (Level 1), intermediate (Level 2), and advanced (Level 3) knowledge, skills, and abilities related to equity compensation. The National Center for Employee Ownership (NCEO) was established in 1981 to provide reliable, objective, comprehensive information about employee ownership. They are a private, not-for-profit membership and information organization that does not engage in lobbying activities. "Employee Ownership in Initial Public Offerings" -- co-authored by Fred E. Whittlesey -- appears in The Stock Options Book published by the NCEO in 1997. WorldatWork (formerly the American Compensation Association) is a not-for-profit organization serving educational, informational, and research needs in compensation and benefits by conducting education and certification programs, promoting and sponsoring research activities, producing a variety of educational and informational publications, and providing networking opportunities. Partners |