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Syndio overview
At Syndio, we help modern companies embed workplace equity into their core business so they can achieve enduring success. We identify pay gaps in seconds and constantly measure employee opportunity and representation so companies can build diverse and dynamic teams throughout their entire organization. With a dedicated staff of proven leaders, data scientists, legal experts, and customer advocates, we help companies promote, retain, and compensate their employees — without bias.
320+
customers
30%
of Fortune's Most
Admired Companies
77
world-class NPS rating*
*The average NPS for a software company is 41.
100+
countries represented in
our customers' analyses
7.2M
employees' data analyzed
17%
decrease in annual pay equity remediation cost for repeat users
Syndio’s Workplace Equity Analytics Platform
Syndio's Workplace Equity Analytics Platform provides insights that enable data-driven progress around equitable pay and equal access to opportunities. The platform consists of:
PayEQ®
Achieve pay equity
Rapidly analyze and resolve pay disparities with a robust, flexible pay equity solution designed for global compliance.
Pay Finder™
Ensure ongoing fair pay
Ensure salaries are competitive and equitable with real-time pay insights for every new hire, promotion and transfer.
OppEQ®
Improve diversity & representation
Measure fairness in hiring, promotions, and retention, benchmark against available talent, and make progress on diversity goals.
Expert Support & Consulting
Ongoing guidance
Partner with the top minds in workplace equity, global compliance, and data science for everything from data prep and custom analyses to compliance and communications best practices.
Our story
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November 2018
Syndio founded
Our culture & values
Learn more about our values, our internal pay transparency, and company culture here.
Relentless Pursuit
We go farther than 'fair.'
Candor & Trust
We live in the candor-trust loop.
Brave Futurism
We start building tomorrow, today.
Curiosity & Humility
We ask our way to action.
Awards
Syndio was named to Fortune’s 2023 Change the World list at #20. Read more >
2024: Top Impact Company
2023 and 2024: Best Remote Places to Work
2023 and 2024: America's Best Startup Employers
2022: Best DEI-Enabling Solution
2022 Winner: Moxie Awards, Jenny Yin, Sr. Manager of Engineering
2022 Finalist: CEO of the Year, Maria Colacurcio, CEO
2022 Winner: Entrepreneur of the Year - Mountain West, Maria Colacurcio, CEO
2022 Finalist: Digital Innovation Award for Human Capital Management
No. 126: Deloitte’s 2022 Technology Fast 500 Awards
2021 and 2022 Builder + Innovator Summit: 100 Most Intriguing Entrepreneurs, Maria Colacurcio, CEO
About Syndio
Syndio boilerplate
Syndio is the leader in workplace equity solutions, offering technology that enables companies to measure, achieve, and sustain equity and transparency at every step of the employee lifecycle. With Syndio’s Workplace Equity Platform, companies embed equity into their core business practices, helping to identify pay gaps, bolster the efficacy of HR policies, and facilitate faster, less biased decision-making. Trusted by over 300 companies, including 30% of Fortune's Most Admired Companies, Syndio ensures equity and consistency in pay and advancement while streamlining global compliance reporting and communications so that each customer can become and remain employers of choice. Join the forefront of building a more equitable and efficient future of work with Syndio.
About Syndio one-liner
Syndio builds expert-backed technology that helps companies measure, achieve, and sustain workplace equity.
What is workplace equity?
Workplace equity means unlocking opportunities for every employee by treating them equitably and without bias at every stage of employment. Success in workplace equity is driven by two things: equal pay for equal work and equal access to opportunities. To get these right, companies must ensure they’re hiring, compensating, supporting, and advancing employees based on what they have to offer — not their identity.
More workplace equity terminology definitions can be found here.
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Press coverage
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Research & reports
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Customer testimonials
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The Shift Podcast: Finding Equity at Work
Finding Equity at Work is a podcast dedicated to exploring the changes taking place across the modern-day workplace. Hosts Maria Colacurcio, CEO of Syndio, the leading workplace equity platform, and Sean Mendy, co-founding partner of Concrete Rose Capital, talk with industry leaders who are rising to the challenge to promote equity at work from all angles — and put change into action.
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Key spokespeople
Leadership & experts
Maria Colacurcio
Chief Executive Officer
Maria is passionate about equitable workplaces — where everyone is valued for who they are and their contributions. Prior to Syndio, she co-founded Smartsheet.com, which went public in 2018, and spent three years at Starbucks, one of the first Fortune 50 companies to go public with pay equity results. Maria serves on the board of the nonprofit Fair Pay Workplace and has been named by Goldman Sachs Builders + Innovators Summit one of 2022’s 100 most intriguing entrepreneurs.
Zev Eigen
Founder & Chief Data Scientist
Dr. Eigen has been at the forefront of cutting edge HR technology for more than a decade. He combines his uniquely overlapping areas of expertise in labor economics and employment law with deep experience in data science, predictive modeling and economic sociological research. He has authored more than a dozen scholarly articles and books and is an internationally recognized expert in these fields appearing in the media frequently (Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Forbes, NPR, Bloomberg News, Reuters, Chicago Tribune, NBC, CBS, FOX, etc.), and is a frequent speaker on HR Tech and data science and law.
Milan Parikh
Chief Financial Officer &
Chief Operating Officer
Milan has three decades of private and public company finance and operations experience, as well as expertise and passion for helping mission-driven, category-creating companies scale and grow. Prior to joining Syndio, Milan was Chief Financial Officer at MATRIXX, a global telecommunications software company. Over the course of his career, Milan has served as CFO at leading technology companies at various stages in the entertainment, wireless communications, digital media and enterprise software industries, managing over $400 million in public and private financings and M&A transactions.
Rob Platzer
Chief Operating Officer
Rob is a career-long advocate for workplace fairness. Prior to joining Syndio, Rob served as the VP Assistant General Counsel at Starbucks where he led teams responsible for all labor, employment, and EEO issues, as well as general litigation.
Katie Bardaro
Chief Revenue Officer
Katie is one of the country's leading experts on the intersection of pay equity, data analytics, and labor economics. As Syndio's Chief Revenue Officer, Katie possesses a decade of experience in compensation data, statistical analytics, and public speaking. Prior to her tenure at Syndio, Katie was the Vice President of Data Analytics at Payscale where she provided groundbreaking thought leadership and research on compensation to media, customers, consumers and research outlets all across the country.
Rob Porcarelli
Chief Legal Officer & Chief Strategy Officer
Rob is a career-long advocate for workplace fairness. Prior to joining Syndio, Rob served as the VP Assistant General Counsel at Starbucks where he led teams responsible for all labor, employment, and EEO issues, as well as general litigation.
Rebecca Scully
VP of Product
Rebecca has spent the last 10 years helping companies find, understand, and adopt technology solutions that use data, machine learning, and advanced analytics to solve strategic business challenges. At Syndio, she regularly leads research efforts across organizations to understand human capital management issues as they relate to workplace equity and how they can be solved through innovative approaches.
Christine Hendrickson
VP of Strategic Initiatives
With over a decade of experience in employment law, Christine works in the intersection of HR analytics and the law. She partners with employers to provide strategic, practical, cutting edge, real-world best practice advice on pay equity, diversity, equity, and inclusion metrics. Before joining Syndio, Christine was a Partner and co-Chair of the Pay Equity Group at Seyfarth Shaw LLP. Christine has been recognized by Legal 500 for the past three years as a Next Generation Lawyer for Workplace and Employment Counseling.
Chris Martin
Research Economist
Chris is a labor economist who focuses on issues of identity-based exclusion in the workplace. His original research has explored pay and opportunity gaps, the impact of salary history disclosure on job offers, and the link between employee engagement and compensation. Prior to joining Syndio, Chris was the resident statistician on the Inclusion & Diversity team at Starbucks. He is passionate about using data to identify and resolve workplace inequities and, as a former instructor in statistics and economics at various Seattle area universities, about communicating statistics in an accessible way.
Nancy Romanyshyn
Director of Pay Strategy & Partner Success
Nancy is a Fair Pay thought leader, speaker, and compensation expert. She has over 25 years of experience, both in-house and leading engagements. Nancy joined Syndio from Willis Towers Watson where she led their North America Fair Pay team and co-led the global fair pay program for 5+ years.
Board, advisors, investors & partnerships
Board Members
Syndio’s board includes veteran investors and leaders in SaaS, HR, and business development.
Strategic investors & advisors
Syndio’s strategic investors and advisors include seasoned executives, NBA, WNBA, and NFL athletes, academics, HR leaders, and more.