Dr. N. Elizabeth Fried
National Consultant, Author, and Professional Speaker

Dr. N. Elizabeth Fried author, speaker, and consultant is president of N. E. Fried and Associates, Inc. a human resources consulting firm specializing in all forms of cash compensation, executive search, and expert testimony on employment and unreasonable compensation issues.

Dr. Fried is author of two books, Outrageous Conduct: Bizarre Behavior at Work (1991) and Sex, Laws & Stereotypes: Authentic workplace anecdotes and practical tips for dealing with ADA, sexual harassment, workplace violence, and beyond . . . (1994). Ms. Fried received her Ph.D. from The Ohio State University and her Certified Compensation Professional Designation from the American Compensation Association (ACA). Additionally, she is listed in Who's Who of American Women and Who's Who of Emerging Leaders in America. A vibrant and entertaining speaker, she regularly addresses audiences on a variety of human resources topics, including hiring practices, career development, and sexual harassment.

Fried conducts compensation research on a national scale and has been quoted widely in such publications as The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, The New York Times, Chicago Tribune, Washington Post, Ms., Business Week, and Fortune Magazine. A prolific writer, she frequently contributes to professional journals and trade publications, which feature her research on secretarial grading practices, on-call pay, and retention (stay) bonuses designed to retain key people during acquisitions, mergers, divestitures, and special IT projects, such as Year 2000 or SAP. She has published over 50 professional articles, most recently evaluating performance management software in an article entitled, "360º Software Shootout: Comparing Features With Need," for HRMagazine Focus on Technology Supplement.   Additionally she co-authored ACA's "Building Blocks in Total Compensation" titled Developing Statistical Job Evaluation Models: An Approach to Building a Job-Worth Hierarchy.

Fried currently teaches two certification seminars for ACA, one on performance management and the other on job analysis and job evaluation. She also served as adjunct faculty at Franklin University from 1979 to 1986, where she taught a course in wage and salary administration.