About ECI Surveys

Zayla Partners™ to carry on ECI Survey, a leading energy compensation and benefits survey.

Effective Compensation, Inc.

Founded in 1996, Effective Compensation, Inc. (ECI) has been conducting compensation surveys for the energy industry for 29 years. The Oil and Gas E&P Compensation Survey has been honed and developed over those years into the gold standard of quality compensation data and analytics. Beginning in 2025, ECI will be bringing the same standard of excellence to the Midstream, Services and Alternative Energy segments.

Terry Isselhardt, SPHR – President of ECI Surveys
Ms. Isselhardt has over forty years assisting firms in compensation, benefits and human resource issues both domestically and internationally. She brings a business management perspective in helping clients develop appropriate compensation strategies. Ms. Isselhardt has owned and operated ECI since January 2001. Her professional experience includes officer and management human resource positions at Martin Segal, Dresser Industries, Gardner-Denver/Cooper Industries, Reading & Bates, Leprino Foods and Golden Bear Golf. She also has experience with pre-IPO startups, mergers and acquisitions. She is a member of the Society for Human Resource Management, SHRM, and World at Work.

Ian Keas – Managing Partner, Zayla Partners
Mr. Keas has spent the last 15 years as a consultant and practice leader for 2 leading executive compensation and corporate governance firms. He has served as the lead advisor to many large, privately held organizations, leading public companies, and nonprofit companies on executive compensation, non-executive compensation, board of director compensation, and corporate governance programs. He has served as an author, feature commentator, and public speaker on a variety of compensation matters.

Jared Brown – Data Analytics Manager, Zayla Partners
Mr. Brown is a statistician and data scientist with experience in analyzing data and reporting trends for corporate financial performance.