Leadership

All of Pave, starting with our executive team, is built around a unique alchemy of expertise in compensation, data science, engineering, and go-to-market acumen. Together, we are perfecting the art and science of pay.

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Executive Team

Guiding Pave forward

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board-Matt Schulman
Matt Schulman
Founder and CEO

After watching coworkers struggle to value their total rewards, Matt founded Pave in 2019. He has a B.S. in computer science and a B.S. in economics (at the Wharton School) from the University of Pennsylvania.

Past stops include Meta.

leadership-Charlie Nelson
Charlie Nelson
COO

Charlie leads Pave's partnerships, people, finance, IT, recruiting, and RevOps functions. He has a B.A. in business communication and sociology from the University of Washington.

Past stops include ADP, Simply Hired, and SmartRecruiters.

leadership-Alex Cwirko-Godycki
Alex Cwirko-Godycki
GM, Market Data &
VP, Insights & Strategy

Alex leads Pave's market data business and insights and strategy functions. He has a B.A. in government and history from Cornell University.

Past stops include Equilar, Jump, and Aon (McLagan and Radford).

leadership-Melanie Kennedy
Melanie Kennedy
VP, Legal

Melanie leads Pave's legal function. She has a B.S. in psychology from University of Michigan and a J.D. from Brigham Young University.

Past stops include Snap Finance, MarketStar, Symantec, and Novell.