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Matt Bartels

Partner, Global Head of Sales Compensation

Matt Bartels is a partner in Alexander Group’s Chicago office and the global head of Sales Compensation. A frequent speaker and author, Matt is a Forbes Business Development Council contributor whose work explores the strategic impact of compensation on growth. His recent Forbes series introduced the Five Sales Compensation Tenets, a practical framework that aligns philosophy and principles, growth plays and roles, expertise, success measurement, and change management to drive superior outcomes.

Matt is the architect of Alexander Group’s Sales Compensation Certification program and holds the Certified Sales Compensation Professional (CSCP) credential from WorldatWork. Before Alexander Group, he was a management consultant with Deloitte and IBM Business Consulting Services. Matt earned a B.A. in Economics from the University of Chicago and an MBA from Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business.