550 West Van Buren Street

Chicago, IL 60607

NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS

May 7, 2021

The Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Huron Consulting Group Inc. (the “Company,” “Huron,” “we” or “us”) will be held on May 7, 2021, at 11:00 a.m. Central Time in a virtual meeting format via live audio webcast at www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/HURN2021, for the following purposes:

Only stockholders of record at the close of business on March 8, 2021 will be entitled to notice of and to vote at the meeting.

Your vote is very important, regardless of the number of shares you hold. Whether or not you plan to attend the meeting, please cast your vote, as instructed in the Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials or proxy card, over the Internet, as promptly as possible. If you received only a Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials in the mail or by electronic mail, you may also request a paper proxy card to submit your vote by mail, if you prefer. However, we encourage you to vote over the Internet because it is convenient and will save printing costs and postage fees, as well as natural resources.

We will hold our annual meeting via live audio webcast because of the continuing public health impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. You will not be able to attend in person. If we determine that in-person attendance is safe and practical for our Annual Meeting, then we will announce our decision and post additional information on our Investor Relations website at https://ir.huronconsultinggroup.com. Please check this website in advance of the Annual Meeting date.

By Order of the Board of Directors

Ernest W. Torain, Jr.

Executive Vice President, General

Counsel and Corporate Secretary

Chicago, Illinois

March 26, 2021

Letter from the Independent Directors of the Board

Dear Fellow Shareholders:

We are writing to you as the independent members of the Huron board of directors. As fellow shareholders, we are committed to sustaining the alignment between Huron’s management compensation programs and the long-term interests of the Company and our shareholders.

The COVID-19 pandemic and its unprecedented impact created numerous challenges for Huron, our people, our clients and the communities in which we live and work. In 2020, management focused on the immediate issues associated with the global health crisis and the dramatic impact to the economy while continuing to execute our long-term strategy. We believe the significant efforts that were made in 2020 enabled us to successfully navigate the severe economic downturn while positioning Huron for a return to growth as the impacts of the pandemic begin to subside. Certain additional business results are discussed in more detail in the section entitled “Executive Compensation” in this Proxy Statement.

As outlined in more detail in the “Executive Compensation” section in this Proxy Statement, fiscal year 2020 goals for our NEOs were initially set in February 2020, prior to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, at which time the Company had started the year with significant positive momentum as demonstrated by organic growth across all our operating segments. With the onset, continuation and severity of the pandemic, our clients’ businesses were deeply impacted, which had a direct, negative impact on Huron’s 2020 revenues and margin.

We retained the financial and operational metrics for NEOs and maintained our Annual Incentive Plan and Long-Term Incentive Plan designs, where a substantial portion of our NEO compensation is at risk. To reflect the realities of the highly uncertain environment we experienced in 2020, we reprioritized strategic measures that our Compensation Committee determined were critical to leading the Company through the pandemic while also advancing our multi-year Company strategy. In addition, to acknowledge the extraordinary performance of our NEOs in steering the Company through the pandemic, the Compensation Committee took a thoughtful and holistic approach that aligned their annual incentive closer to the overall corporate funding level of 65%. After rigorous consideration, we determined that this approach appropriately acknowledges the NEOs contribution to our Company’s corporate and client-facing results.

Throughout 2020, we also engaged with shareholders and other key constituents as part of our ongoing outreach efforts. These conversations focused on the evolution of the Company’s strategy and the impacts of the global pandemic; our compensation philosophy; our ongoing refresh process for the board of directors, including how we will continue to foster diversity among board members; and environmental, social and governance matters (for additional information on Huron’s commitment to a more sustainable future, refer to our 2020 Corporate Social Responsibility report, which includes our Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) index, and is available on the investor relations section of our website at: https://ir.huronconsultinggroup.com/corporatesustainability.

Our independent Chairman and the chair of the Compensation Committee were made available for consultation with our major shareholders. The feedback received through our shareholder outreach efforts is communicated to and considered by the full board of directors and, where appropriate, informs our decisions and strategy. For example, our current executive compensation program reflects specific feedback that we received during our 2018 and 2019 shareholder outreach efforts.

At the 2020 Annual Meeting, approximately 92% of votes cast were in support of the named executive officer compensation. We view this strong support of our compensation programs as a reflection of the deep alignment between our executives’ pay and shareholder value, as well as the strength of the program design changes that we made during 2018 and 2019.

Our Say on Pay Proposal is found in Proposal 3 of this Proxy Statement, and the board recommends that you vote ‘FOR’ this proposal. We also invite you to consider additional information on our compensation philosophy and decisions in the section entitled “Executive Compensation” in this Proxy Statement.

We are also requesting additional shares for our Long-Term Incentive Program. We annually grant a sizable portion of equity to our managing directors. We believe this differentiates Huron’s compensation program from our competitors and underscores our pay for performance philosophy by directly aligning our managing directors with Huron’s long-term value creation. Approximately 43% of the annual bonus compensation of our practice leaders and client-facing managing directors consists of restricted stock that vests over three or four-years and is awarded based on prior-year performance. An average of 78% of the total equity we granted in the last three years was awarded to our non-NEO managing directors. Our managing directors are critical to developing and maintaining client relationships, generating revenue and driving the overall success of Huron. We use stock both as a retention tool and an incentive to encourage behaviors that will benefit our shareholders and the Company. We ask that you vote in favor of Proposal 2.

Sincerely,

H. Eugene Lockhart

Hugh E. Sawyer

John McCartney

Ekta Singh-Bushell

Debra L. Zumwalt

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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We are taking advantage of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) rules that allow companies to furnish proxy materials to their shareholders over the Internet. On or about March 26, 2021, we mailed to shareholders of record on the record date a Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials (the “Notice”) containing instructions on how to access this Proxy Statement and our Annual Report to Stockholders online. If you received a Notice by mail, you will not automatically receive a printed copy of our proxy materials in the mail. You may request a paper copy of our proxy materials by mail or an electronic copy by e-mail by following the instructions listed on the Notice. The Notice also contains instructions for voting over the Internet.

GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE MEETING

QUORUM AND VOTING REQUIREMENTS

The Company has one class of common stock. Each share of common stock is entitled to one vote on each matter to be voted upon at the Annual Meeting. Stockholders do not have the right to cumulate votes in the election of directors. Only stockholders of record at the close of business on March 8, 2021 (the “Record Date”) will be entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. As of the Record Date, there were 23,039,313 shares of common stock issued and outstanding.

The proxy is solicited from the holders of record of the common stock on behalf of the board of directors of the Company and is revocable at any time by giving written notice of revocation to the Secretary of the Company prior to the Annual Meeting or by executing and delivering a later-dated proxy by mail prior to the Annual Meeting. Furthermore, the stockholders of record who are present at the Annual Meeting may revoke their proxies and vote at the Annual Meeting.

If your shares are held in a bank or brokerage account, you will receive proxy materials from your bank or broker, which will include a voting instruction form. If you would like to revoke voting instructions given to your bank or broker, you must follow its instructions. If you would like to attend the Annual Meeting and vote these shares at the Annual Meeting, you must obtain a proxy from your bank or broker. You must request the proxy from your bank or broker; it will not automatically supply one to you.

All shares of the Company’s common stock represented by properly executed and unrevoked proxies will be voted by the proxies in accordance with the directions given therein. Where no instructions are indicated, properly executed proxies will be voted “FOR” the proposals set forth in this Proxy Statement for consideration at the Annual Meeting.

A quorum, consisting of at least one-third of shares of common stock issued and outstanding, must be present at the meeting for any business to be conducted. Shares of common stock entitled to vote and represented by properly executed, returned and unrevoked proxies, including shares with respect to which votes are withheld, abstentions are cast or there are broker non-votes on some proposals but not others, will be considered present at the meeting for purposes of determining a quorum.

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PROPOSAL 1

ELECTION OF DIRECTORS

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

The Company’s third amended and restated certificate of incorporation divides the Company’s board of directors into three classes, with each class being elected to a three-year term.

The board of directors has nominated Hugh E. Sawyer and Debra Zumwalt as Class II Directors to be voted upon at the 2021 Annual Meeting. John McCartney and Ekta Singh-Bushell are Class III Directors serving terms ending at the 2022 Annual Meeting. James H. Roth and H. Eugene Lockhart are Class I Directors serving terms ending at the 2023 Annual Meeting.

This Proxy Statement relates only to the solicitation of proxies from the stockholders with respect to the election of the two nominees as Class II Directors and the other matters described herein. The board of directors knows of no reason that Mr. Sawyer and Ms. Zumwalt might be unavailable to serve as the Class II Directors, and each has expressed an intention to serve, if elected. If Mr. Sawyer or Ms. Zumwalt is unable to serve, the shares represented by all valid proxies will be voted “FOR” the election of such substitute nominee as the board of directors may recommend. There are no arrangements or understandings between any of the persons nominated to be a Class II Director and any other person pursuant to which any of such nominees were selected.

The election of a director requires the affirmative vote of a plurality of the shares of common stock present in person or represented by proxy at the Annual Meeting that are voted, provided that a quorum is represented at the meeting. A “plurality” means that the individuals who receive the largest number of votes are elected as directors up to the maximum number of directors to be elected at the meeting. Therefore, abstentions and “broker non-votes” will have no impact on the election of directors. Properly executed proxies submitted pursuant to this solicitation will be voted “FOR” the election of Mr. Sawyer and Ms. Zumwalt as Class II Directors, unless specified otherwise.

THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS THAT STOCKHOLDERS VOTE “FOR” THE ELECTION OF MR. SAWYER AND MS. ZUMWALT AS CLASS II DIRECTORS.

ABOUT THE BOARD

A – Audit Committee                                                                              c - Chairperson

C – Compensation Committee    

N&CG – Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee

Tech - Technology and Information Security Committee

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The below table summarizes the core competencies that our directors bring to the board. More detailed information on each of the director’s experience, qualifications, attributes and skills is more thoroughly described in the biographies that follow.

Skills Matrix

Board of Directors Snapshot⁽¹⁾

(1) Data as of 12/31/2020 and includes Mr. Roth.        

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Presented below is information regarding the directors of the Company.

NOMINEES TO BOARD OF DIRECTORS

		Hugh E. Sawyer Director since February 2018 Audit Committee (Member) Compensation Committee (Member)

Professional Experience

Mr. Sawyer served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Regis Corporation beginning in April 2017, a corporation that owns, franchises and operates beauty salons worldwide. Mr. Sawyer retired from Regis in October 2020. Mr. Sawyer previously served as a managing director at Huron, starting in January 2010, and led the Operational Improvement Service Line for Huron’s Business Advisory Practice. He has more than 35 years of experience leading operational improvements, turnarounds, mergers and acquisitions and strategic transformations for both public and private companies across a diverse group of industries. While at Huron, he served as Interim President and CEO of JHT Holdings, Inc., a provider of specialized transportation and logistics services, from January 2010 to March 2012; as the Chief Administrative Officer of Fisker Automotive Inc. (now known as Fisker Inc.), a manufacturer of hybrid electric vehicles, from January 2013 to March 2013; as Chief Restructuring Officer of Fisker Automotive from March 2013 to October 2013; and as Interim President of Euramax International, Inc., a global manufacturer of building products, from February 2014 to August 2015. Including Regis, he has served as the president or chief executive officer of nine companies, including Wells Fargo Armored Service Corporation, The Cunningham Group, Inc., National Linen Service, Inc., Aegis Communications Group, Inc., Allied Holdings, Inc., and Legendary Holdings, Inc.

Board Service

During the last five years, Mr. Sawyer previously served on the boards of Regis Corporation, JHT Holdings, Inc., Energy Future Competitive Holdings Company LLC and its subsidiary, Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Company LLC, and on the board of managing trustees of the Edison Mission Energy Reorganization Trust.

Education

Mr. Sawyer received a B.A. in English with honors from the University of Florida.

Individual Contributions

Mr. Sawyer has a proven history of providing transformational leadership to companies in a broad range of industries, including consumer retail, utilities, healthcare, transportation and logistics, CRM solutions and telecommunications, automotive, and real estate development. Mr. Sawyer also has an extensive governance background as a board member for numerous businesses with sophisticated constituents facing complex circumstances, and has brought this experience with him to the Huron board.

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Professional Experience

Since 2001, Ms. Zumwalt has been the Vice President and General Counsel of Stanford University and is in charge of the legal services provided to the University and its affiliated hospitals with combined annual revenues of over $12 billion. Ms. Zumwalt is a member of the University Cabinet and provides governance, legal and strategic advice to the boards of the University, Stanford Health Care, Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital at Stanford, and Stanford Management Company, which manages over $30 billion in assets. Ms. Zumwalt is also a member of the board of overseers for SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory at Stanford, and a director of SUMIT Holding International, LLC, SUMIT Insurance Company Ltd. and PEAC, a holding company and insurance companies providing insurance coverage for the Stanford hospitals and physicians. From 1993 to 2001, Ms. Zumwalt was a partner at Pillsbury Winthrop LLP, where she specialized in complex civil litigation and higher education law, and served as managing partner of the Silicon Valley office and a member of the firm’s governing board. Previously, from 1987 to 1993, Ms. Zumwalt was Senior University Counsel at Stanford, responsible for advising and representing the University in connection with congressional hearings, criminal and civil investigations, negotiations and litigation matters. Prior to joining Stanford in 1987, Ms. Zumwalt worked as litigation counsel for Chevron Chemical Company and as a litigation associate for Pillsbury Winthrop LLP in San Francisco.

Board Service

Ms. Zumwalt currently serves on the board of Exponent, Inc., a public engineering and scientific consulting company and on the board of the American University of Afghanistan. Ms. Zumwalt previously served on other nonprofit boards in education and legal services.

Education

Ms. Zumwalt received a B.S. in Political Science from Arizona State University and a J.D. from Stanford Law School.

Individual Contributions

Given the many roles she serves in connection with her position as chief legal officer of a university with three affiliated hospitals, Ms. Zumwalt is uniquely qualified to share with the Huron board her experience with navigating the challenges faced by both higher education and healthcare organizations. Ms. Zumwalt also contributes to the Huron board a perspective on the law and governance through her background as a former partner of a well-renowned law firm and her current membership on the boards of corporate and academic organizations.

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DIRECTORS NOT STANDING FOR ELECTION

		James H. Roth Director since November 2009 Chief Executive Officer of Huron Consulting Group Inc. and Huron Consulting Services LLC (July 2009)

Professional Experience

As a founding member of Huron, Mr. Roth guided and grew Huron’s Higher Education consulting practice to a position of preeminence in the industry. He has more than 35 years of consulting experience working with many of the premier research universities and academic medical centers. Under his leadership as CEO, Huron has been named one of Forbes’ Best Management Consulting Firms, one of Forbes’ America’s Best Employers and by Consulting magazine as one of the Best Firms to Work For. He served as President of Huron from March 2011 to February 2019. He also served as Vice President, Health and Education Consulting for the Company from January 2007 until July 2009. Since Huron’s inception in 2002, until he became CEO, Mr. Roth was a managing director and practice leader of the Company’s Higher Education consulting practice, which he grew into one of our largest organically grown practices within the Company.

Board Service

Mr. Roth has served on the boards of Shorelight Holdings LLC, a U.S.-based company focused on partnering with leading nonprofit universities to increase access and retention of international students and boost institutional growth since 2014, of Keypath Education Holdings, LLC, a leading provider of comprehensive marketing and enrollment management services to colleges and universities, since 2014 and Lurie Children’s Pediatric Anesthesia Associates, a Chicago-based medical group practice, since 2019. During the last five years, Mr. Roth previously served on the board of Aviv REIT, a self-administered real estate investment trust specializing in skilled nursing facilities.

Education

Mr. Roth received a B.A. in Political Science and Economics from Vanderbilt University and an M.B.A. from Southern Methodist University.

Individual Contributions

Through his distinguished career as both an officer and consultant at Huron, Mr. Roth brings to the board his hands-on perspective of the strategy and operations of institutions of higher education and academic medical centers, including their research facilities. Twice named by Consulting magazine as one of the Top 25 Most Influential Consultants, Mr. Roth contributes to the board a unique understanding of the Huron organization, the consulting business, and the businesses of our clients.

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		H. Eugene Lockhart Director since December 2006 Audit Committee (Chair) Compensation Committee (Member) Technology and Information Security Committee (Member)

Professional Experience

Since October 2014, Mr. Lockhart has been the founder, Chairman and Managing Partner of MissionOG LLC, a venture capital firm with significant operational and investment experience across the financial services and payments industries. Since July 2020, Mr. Lockhart has served as a Senior Advisor to Blackstone across the firm’s business, with a focus on Blackstone Growth and Blackstone Tactical Opportunities. He also served as Special Adviser at General Atlantic LLC, a leading global growth investment firm, from 2012 to 2019. From 2002 until 2012, Mr. Lockhart was a venture partner at Oak Investment Partners, a venture capital firm. Through these investment firms, Mr. Lockhart has been actively involved in overseeing the management of high growth companies, including NetSpend, Argus Information, Metro Bank PLC, CLIP, DemystData, Factor Trust, Avant, BillDesk, and others. Prior leadership positions include President of Global Retail Bank at Bank of America, President and Chief Executive Officer of MasterCard International, and CEO of Midland Bank plc.

Board Service

Mr. Lockhart has served on the board of Metro Bank PLC, a public retail bank operating in the U.K., since 2011 (currently as the Chair of the risk and audit committee) and on the board of Community Choice Financial, a public neighborhood-based financial services company (currently as a member of the compensation committee) since 2018. During the last five years, Mr. Lockhart previously served on the board of Aaron’s, Inc., a lease-to-own retailer of furnishings, electronics and appliances, and on the board and as audit committee Chairman of RadioShack Corporation, a retail seller of consumer electronic goods and services. Additionally, Mr. Lockhart has previously served on numerous philanthropic boards, including as Chair of the Thomas Jefferson Foundation (Monticello) and as the Chairman of the Darden School Foundation at the University of Virginia.

Education

Mr. Lockhart received a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Virginia and an M.B.A. from The Darden Graduate School of Business at the University of Virginia. In addition, Mr. Lockhart is a Certified Public Accountant, licensed in the Commonwealth of Virginia.

Individual Contributions

Mr. Lockhart brings to Huron’s board his considerable experience overseeing and growing companies in which he represents venture capital investors, his experience as chief executive officer of leading corporations, and his service on the boards of companies and foundations in such fields as healthcare, education, pharmaceuticals, and financial services. In addition, as a former executive and chairman of some of the most visible companies in the world, Mr. Lockhart contributes a broad array of contacts to Huron.

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Professional Experience

Mr. McCartney joined the executive management team of US Robotics in March 1984 as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. At US Robotics, he served in various executive capacities, including as Executive Vice President, International, until serving as President and Chief Operating Officer from January 1996 until its merger with 3Com Corporation in June 1997. From June 1997 to March 1998, Mr. McCartney held the position of President of 3Com Corporation’s Client Access Unit.

Board Service

Mr. McCartney has served on the board of Datatec Limited, a public networking technology and services company since 2007, where he currently is a member of its nominations committee. Mr. McCartney also serves as a director of EQT, Corp., a natural gas exploration and production company and as a member of its public policy and corporate responsibility, and corporate governance committees. During the last five years, Mr. McCartney previously served on the boards of Transco, Inc. a Chicago-based company that provides solutions to customers in the electric utility industry, Westcon Group, Inc., a specialty distributor of networking and communications equipment, Rice Energy Inc., an independent natural gas and oil company, and Covance Inc., a public drug development services company. In addition, Mr. McCartney served as Chairman of the board of trustees of Davidson College from 2004 to 2008.

Education

Mr. McCartney received a B.A. in Philosophy from Davidson College and an M.B.A. from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

Individual Contributions

Mr. McCartney has served as chairman and vice chairman of the boards of a number of public and private organizations, including companies with a focus on healthcare and drug development and an institution of higher education. Mr. McCartney, a former Certified Public Accountant, brings to the Huron board, and the audit committee in particular, his prior experience as chief financial officer and chief operating officer of a public company, which has enabled him to contribute to Huron’s development into a prominent consultancy. Mr. McCartney is based in Chicago, the location of Huron’s principal business offices.

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		Ekta Singh-Bushell Director since May 2019 Technology and Information Security Committee (Chair) Compensation Committee (Member) Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee (Member)

Professional Experience

Ms. Singh-Bushell was the Chief Operating Officer, Executive Office at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York from 2016-2017. Prior to that, she spent over 17 years at Ernst & Young (“EY”), where she served in various leadership roles, including Global Coordinating Partner, Americas Innovation & Digital Strategy Leader, Global/Americas Tech Ops Executive, Global Information Security Officer and Northeast Advisory People Leader. During her tenure at EY she led transformations of companies across multiple industries through technological and digital change. Cranfield University nominated her to the 2017 Female FTSE Index: 100 Women to Watch, and in 2013, the Council of Urban Professionals recognized her contributions with a Catalyst Change Agent award.

Board Service

Ms. Singh-Bushell has served on the boards of NET 1 UEPS Technologies, Inc., a public financial technologies company, since 2018 (currently as Chair of the audit committee and member of the nominating and governance, and social and ethics committees), Designer Brands Inc., a public footwear and accessories company, since 2018 (currently as a member of the audit and nominating and governance committees), TTEC Holdings, Inc., a public consumer experience technology and services company, since 2017 (currently as a member of the audit and nominating and governance committees), and as the lead independent director of Datatec Limited, a public networking technology and services company, since 2018 (currently as a member of the audit, risk & compliance, remunerations and nominations committees). Ms. Singh-Bushell has served as a strategic adviser to MissionOG since 2020 and DecisionGPS, LLC since 2015.

Education

Ms. Singh-Bushell received a Masters in Electrical Engineering & Computer Science from the University of California, Berkeley and a Bachelors of Engineering from the University of Poona, India. In addition, Ms. Singh-Bushell is a licensed Certified Public Accountant and holds advanced international certifications in governance, information systems security, and audit.

Individual Contributions

Ms. Singh-Bushell’s extensive experience managing and leading a global professional services firm, advising senior executives around the globe, and serving on public company boards from various industries, coupled with her knowledge of technology, finance, and cybersecurity, enables her to bring a broad range of capabilities to the Huron board. She also offers a unique perspective through her diverse global management expertise, age and gender diversity and proven track record working on transformations in the digital and technology space.

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DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE

Our board of directors makes an annual determination regarding the independence of each of our directors. The board also makes this determination for new director nominees. The board of directors has determined that each of Messrs. Lockhart, McCartney, Sawyer and Ms. Zumwalt and Ms. Singh-Bushell is “independent” as defined in the applicable listing standards of The NASDAQ Stock Market Inc. (“NASDAQ”). In making its determination, the board of directors considered the standards of independence set forth in the NASDAQ Corporate Governance Listing Standards and all relevant facts and circumstances to ascertain whether there was any relationship between a director and the Company that, in the opinion of the board of directors, would interfere with the exercise of independent judgment in carrying out the responsibilities of the director or any material relationship with the Company (either directly, or as a partner, stockholder or officer of an organization that has a relationship with the Company). In determining that Ms. Zumwalt is independent, the board of directors conducted a thorough review of payments made by Stanford University, which employs Ms. Zumwalt, to the Company for consulting services provided by the Company. After taking into consideration that revenues from Stanford University comprised 0.08% of Huron’s revenues for the year 2020, 0.08% of Huron’s revenues for the year 2019 and 0.14% of Huron’s revenues for the year 2018, the board of directors determined that this relationship would not interfere with Ms.  Zumwalt’s exercise of independent judgment in carrying out her responsibilities as a director.

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

BOARD COMPOSITION, LEADERSHIP STRUCTURE AND RISK OVERSIGHT

BOARD COMPOSITION

The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, in conjunction with the Chair and the full board, is actively evaluating the future composition of the board in light of the age, tenure and experience of its current members. This multi-year refresh process is intended to ensure that the board has the best mix of knowledge, skills, diversity and business acumen, derived from high quality professional experience, to evaluate and support the Company’s strategy going forward. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee believes that its current directors, several of whom have extensive experience leading and managing professional service businesses, provide significant insight into the Company and its operations and provide valuable contributions to the board. The Committee also recognizes the potential benefits of the fresh perspectives that highly qualified new directors might bring to the board as well as the benefits of increased innovation and creativity that is fostered by greater diversity on the board.

The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee will consider a variety of factors as it works to enhance the composition of the board, increase diversity, reduce average tenure and ensure structured and orderly board succession through a process of both board member additions and retirements. As a result, during the next several years, the board may occasionally expand or contract as the refresh process is executed. It is the expressed desire of the board that it continue to remain relatively small in number and composed principally of non-executive directors. In light of the impact of COVID-19 on the ability to conduct in-person conversations with potential new directors, the board is moving judiciously toward the goal of adding additional directors over the next several quarters.

The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee will consider as director candidates qualified individuals recommended by stockholders through the process described below and, although it has not done so in the past, may consider candidates identified by professional search firms.

BOARD LEADERSHIP

Huron formally separated the roles of chairman of the board and chief executive officer in 2010. Our Non-executive Chairman is John McCartney and our Chief Executive Officer is James H. Roth. As Non-executive Chairman, Mr. McCartney, in consultation with Mr. Roth, develops the agendas for board meetings, determines the appropriate scheduling for board meetings, assesses the quality, quantity and timeliness of information provided from management to the board, assists the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee in monitoring and implementing our Corporate Governance Guidelines and otherwise takes steps to ensure that the board is acting in the long-term best interests of the Company. Mr. McCartney also chairs executive sessions of the board.

The board has determined that our current board leadership structure is appropriate for the Company, as it believes the separation of powers is beneficial for our organization.

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RISK OVERSIGHT

One of the board’s responsibilities is to review the adequacy of the Company’s systems for compliance with all applicable laws and regulations, for safeguarding the Company’s assets and for managing the major risks it faces. The board executes its responsibility for risk management directly and through its committees in a variety of ways, including the following:

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BOARD MEETINGS AND COMMITTEES

The board of directors conducts its business through meetings of the full board, actions taken by written consent in lieu of meetings, and by the actions of its committees. During 2020, the board of directors held twelve meetings.

During 2020, each board member attended at least 75% of the aggregate number of board meetings and meetings of all the committees on which the director served. Although the Company does not have a formal policy regarding director attendance at our annual meetings, we encourage directors to attend. All of the directors attended the 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.

The board of directors operates in part through its four committees: Audit, Compensation, Nominating and Corporate Governance and Technology and Information Security. All committee members are “independent” as defined in the applicable listing standards of NASDAQ. In addition, all Compensation Committee members are “non-employee directors” within the meaning of Rule 16b-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “1934 Act”) and “outside directors” within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). All Audit Committee members meet the criteria for independence set forth in SEC Rule 10A-3(b)(1). The board of directors established the Technology and Information Security Committee at its meeting held on July 28, 2020. A detailed discussion of each committee’s mission, composition and responsibilities is contained within the committee charters available in the Investor Relations section of the Company’s web site at www.huronconsultinggroup.com.

Audit Committee

The Audit Committee responsibilities include overseeing our accounting and financial reporting processes, the audits of our financial statements, and the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting. The Audit Committee is also responsible for the appointment, compensation, retention, oversight and evaluation of the work of any registered public accounting firm engaged for the purpose of preparing or issuing an audit report or performing audit, review or attest services for us. As such, the Audit Committee approves audit and permitted non-audit services and applicable fees. The Audit Committee met seven times in 2020. The members of the Audit Committee are Messrs. Lockhart (Chair), McCartney and Sawyer. The board of directors has determined that each Audit Committee member has sufficient knowledge in financial and auditing matters to serve on the Audit Committee. The board of directors has also determined that each of Messrs. Lockhart, McCartney and Sawyer is an “audit committee financial expert,” as defined by the applicable securities regulations, and that each member of the Audit Committee satisfies the applicable NASDAQ listing standards for audit committee membership.

The Report of the Audit Committee for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020 appears below under the caption “PROPOSAL 4—RATIFICATION OF APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM—Report of the Audit Committee.”

Compensation Committee

Pursuant to its charter, the Compensation Committee responsibilities include overseeing our compensation and benefit plans, including all compensation arrangements for executive officers and directors, each of which the Compensation Committee reviews annually and makes changes as it deems appropriate. The Compensation Committee met eight times in 2020. The members of the Compensation Committee are Ms. Zumwalt (Chair), Mr. Lockhart, Mr. Sawyer and Ms. Singh-Bushell.

Management assists the Compensation Committee in the performance of its duties as described in more detail below under “EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION—Compensation Discussion and Analysis—Role of Management.” In addition, during 2020, the CEO participated in all of the Compensation Committee’s meetings and in all of the executive sessions, except for those in which the Compensation Committee considered the CEO’s performance, compensation and incentives. The Committee engaged the firm of Pay Governance LLC as its outside compensation advisor to assist the Committee in the execution of its charter. The support provided by the advisor is described in more detail below under “EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION—Compensation Discussion and Analysis—Role of Compensation Advisor.” The Report of the Compensation Committee on Executive Compensation appears below under the caption “EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION—Compensation Committee Report.”

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Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee

The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee responsibilities include identifying and recommending to the board of directors appropriate director nominee candidates and providing oversight with respect to corporate governance and corporate social responsibility matters. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee met four times in 2020.

The members of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee are Mr. McCartney (Chair), Ms. Zumwalt and Ms. Singh-Bushell.

Directors may be nominated by the board of directors or by stockholders in accordance with the bylaws of the Company. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee will review all candidates for nomination to the board of directors, including those proposed by stockholders as provided below. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee reviews the person’s judgment, experience, independence, understanding of the Company’s business or other related industries, and such other factors as the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee determines are relevant in light of the needs of the board of directors and the Company. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee selects qualified candidates and reviews its recommendations with the board of directors, which will decide whether to invite the candidate to be a nominee for election to the board of directors.

If the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee receives a nominee recommendation in accordance with the rules of the SEC from a stockholder or group of stockholders that has beneficially owned more than 5% of the Company’s voting common stock for at least one year as of the date of the recommendation, the name of the candidate, the name(s) of the stockholder(s) who recommended the candidate, and whether the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee chose to nominate the candidate will be disclosed in the proxy statement, if the consent of both the stockholder and the candidate has been received.

For a stockholder to submit a candidate for consideration by the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, a stockholder must notify the Company’s Corporate Secretary. In addition, the Company’s bylaws permit stockholders to nominate directors at a stockholders’ meeting. To make a director nomination at the annual meeting, a stockholder must notify the Company’s Corporate Secretary within the time periods specified under “SUBMISSION OF STOCKHOLDER PROPOSALS” below. Notices should be sent to: Corporate Secretary, Huron Consulting Group Inc., 550 West Van Buren Street, 17th Floor, Chicago, Illinois 60607, or corporatesecretary@hcg.com. In either case, the notice must meet all of the requirements contained in the bylaws.

Technology and Information Security Committee

The Technology and Information Security Committee responsibilities include reviewing the Company’s technology-related strategies and significant technology-related initiatives and operations, overseeing major technology-related risks, including information security, data protection and cybersecurity, and monitoring and evaluating existing and future trends in technology that may affect the Company’s strategic plan. The Technology and Information Security Committee was established by the board on July 28, 2020 and met two times in 2020.

The members of the Technology and Information Security Committee are Ms. Singh-Bushell (Chair), Mr. Lockhart and Ms. Zumwalt. The committee members have significant knowledge and experience in technology and information security related strategies, operations, risk management and governance through their extensive professional experience and board service. The committee members also draw upon the skills and insight of the full board and regularly liaise with the Company’s Chief Information Officer.

DIRECTOR RESIGNATION POLICY

The Company’s Corporate Governance Guidelines provide that in an uncontested election, any nominee for director who receives a greater number of votes “withheld” from his or her election than “for” his or her election shall promptly tender his or her resignation to the board of directors following certification of the election results, subject to acceptance by the board of directors. For purposes of this policy, (i) an “uncontested” election is one in which the number of persons properly nominated for election as directors as of the date that is ten (10) days before the record date for determining stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at such meeting is not greater than the number of directors to be elected, and (ii) broker non-votes will not be counted as either votes “withheld” from or “for” such person’s election.

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The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee shall make a recommendation to the board of directors as to whether to accept or reject the tendered resignation, or whether other action should be taken. The board of directors shall determine whether to accept or reject the tendered resignation, or whether other action should be taken, in its sole discretion, and publicly disclose its decision regarding the tendered resignation within ninety (90) days from the date of the certification of the election results. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee in making its recommendation and the board of directors in making its decision may each consider any factors or other information that they consider appropriate and relevant.

If any director’s resignation is not accepted by the board of directors, such director shall continue to serve until such director’s successor is duly elected and qualified, or until such director’s earlier death, resignation, retirement, disqualification or removal. If a director’s resignation is accepted by the board of directors pursuant to this policy, then the board of directors, in its sole discretion, may fill any resulting vacancy pursuant to the provisions of Section 2 of Article III of the bylaws of the Company or may decrease the size of the board of directors pursuant to Section 1 of Article III of the bylaws of the Company.

DIVERSITY OF BOARD SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, in discussing board composition, has focused on diversity of experience and perspectives in relation to guiding and overseeing the development of the business. Consistent with the Company’s longstanding focus on diversity and inclusion, the committee believes it should reflect over time a diversity of gender, race, ethnicity and age. Although Huron does not have a formal policy on board member diversity and the committee follows no strict criteria when making decisions, the committee believes that considering diversity is aligned with the board’s objective of enhancing composition to most effectively evaluate and support the Company’s strategy going forward. In addition to the considerations mentioned above under the “Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee” section, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee seeks candidates with prior management experience, experience on public company boards and in relevant industries and the candidate’s ability to bring diversity to the board, which includes diverse viewpoints and perspectives.

COMPENSATION OF DIRECTORS

The Huron non-employee director compensation program is designed to enhance our ability to attract and retain highly qualified directors and to align their interests with the long-term interests of our stockholders. The program consists of both a cash component, designed to compensate non-employee directors for their service on the board and its committees, and an equity component, designed to align the interests of non-employee directors and stockholders. Mr. Roth receives no compensation for his service on the board.

Effective as of July 1, 2016, the director compensation program is comprised of the following elements:

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Directors are eligible to participate in our deferred compensation plan, which is described under the caption “EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION—2020 Nonqualified Deferred Compensation.” One director participated from 2013 through 2018, and a second director elected to participate beginning in 2015.

DIRECTOR COMPENSATION TABLE

The following table summarizes the fees paid and the aggregate grant date fair value of shares granted to each of the non-employee directors in 2020. Directors who are also officers or employees of the Company receive no compensation for duties performed as a director.

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EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

The Company’s executive officers are as follows:

James H. Roth’s biographical information is provided above under the caption “Directors Not Standing for Election.”

EZLinks Golf, Inc., Dominick’s Finer Foods, Inc., and the Quaker Oats Company. Mr. Hussey received a B.S. in Accountancy from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign and an M.B.A. in Finance from the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business. He holds professional designations as a Chartered Financial Analyst, Certified Management Accountant, and Certified Public Accountant.

		John D. Kelly, Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer John D. Kelly was appointed Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Huron effective January 3, 2017. He has served as Huron’s Treasurer since February 2016. He had served as Chief Accounting Officer of Huron from February 2015 until January 2017, and had served as Corporate Vice President from November 2012 until his appointment as Executive Vice President. Previously, Mr. Kelly had served as Controller of Huron from November 2012 until February 2015, and prior to that served as Assistant Controller from October 2009. Mr. Kelly served as Huron’s Assistant Treasurer from February 2015 until February 2016. Prior to joining Huron’s Finance and Accounting department, Mr. Kelly was a Director in the Company’s Disputes and Investigations practice for three years, serving clients in the manufacturing and services industries. Before he joined the Company in December 2006, Mr. Kelly had held several positions within Deloitte & Touche’s Assurance

and Advisory Services group, most recently as a Senior Manager. He received both a B.S. and M.S. in Accounting from the University of Notre Dame. Mr. Kelly is a Certified Public Accountant (Illinois). Commencing in February 2020, Mr. Kelly was appointed as a member of the Board of Directors of Shorelight Holdings LLC.

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than seven years at Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP from 1998-2004 including as a partner from 2001-2004 in the firm’s securities and M&A practices. He received his J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School and received his A.B. in economics from Dartmouth College. He is a member of The Executive Leadership Council and The Economic Club of Chicago. He also served as a member of the steering committee for the ITW African American Network. Commencing in February 2021, Mr. Torain was appointed as a member of the Board of Directors of Chicago Humanities Festival.

SECTION 16(a) BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP REPORTING COMPLIANCE

Pursuant to Section 16(a) of the 1934 Act, the Company’s directors, executive officers and persons who beneficially own 10% or more of our common stock (the “Section 16 Reporting Persons”) are required to report their initial ownership of common stock and subsequent changes in that ownership to the SEC. Section 16 Reporting Persons are required to furnish the Company with copies of all Section 16(a) forms that they file. Based upon our review of forms filed by the Section 16 Reporting Persons pursuant to the 1934 Act, we have not identified any late filings in 2020.

STOCK OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT

The following table sets forth, as of the Record Date, certain information regarding the beneficial ownership of our common stock by:

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Beneficial ownership is determined according to the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and generally means that a person has beneficial ownership of a security if he or she possesses sole or shared voting or investment power of that security and includes options that are currently exercisable or exercisable within 60 days as of the record date. Each director, officer or 5% or more stockholder, as the case may be, has furnished us with information with respect to beneficial ownership. Except as otherwise indicated, beneficial owners of common stock listed below, based on the information each of them has given to us, have sole investment and voting power with respect to their shares, except where community property laws may apply.

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CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

The challenges of 2020 demonstrated the need for organizations to address their impact on the individuals and organizations they serve, the communities in which they live and work, and society and the environment at large. Accompanying these challenges are opportunities to have a lasting impact, and below are the highlights of how Huron leaned into those opportunities in 2020 to support a more sustainable future for our stakeholders. As we continue to evolve our programs and initiatives to support a more sustainable future, we have focused our efforts on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (“SDGs”), and particularly five goals that are integrally aligned with our values-driven culture and the work we do for our clients each day: good health and well-being, quality education, gender equality, decent work and economic growth, and climate action.

Supporting our Stakeholders During the Pandemic

In 2020, nearly all organizations had to rethink their business models and how they deliver services to their customers, patients and students. Our Huron team continued to support our clients as they addressed challenges that were exacerbated by the pandemic while helping them prepare for an uncertain future. We helped hospitals and health systems increase bed capacity to support the influx of COVID-19 patients, created a free Stimulus Relief Gateway that served as an interactive tool to provide organizations information about potential stimulus funding, and provided crisis management services to government agencies, including setting up and mobilizing COVID-19 testing sites. Through these, and other innovative solutions, we supported our clients as they responded to and redesigned their businesses due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The ongoing pandemic has impacted our people like never before. Throughout this challenging time, we have acted in accordance with our values and prioritized the health, safety and well-being of our team. In early March, our employees effectively transitioned to a remote work environment overnight. With resilience and innovation, they continued to collaborate successfully with each other and served our clients remotely. To ensure our team had the tools needed to be successful working from home, Huron provided two stipends for employees to invest in their home offices, making their work environments more productive and comfortable. We also provided additional childcare benefits to support our working parents, increased our flexible work arrangements to accommodate the various personal and professional needs of our employees and provided additional physical and mental health resources to support the well-being of our people.

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With some of our clients performing essential healthcare or infrastructure services, there were times when our clients needed us alongside them. We provided our employees the option to serve our clients in person when it was safe to do so, compliant with governmental orders and CDC guidelines, and with various safety protocols in effect. The actions we took to support our people and foster our culture have helped us maintain a high level of employee engagement throughout the pandemic, reaching 81% compared to the Glint Employee Engagement global benchmark of 72%. We have also continued to provide our employees with training and certification programs to build their skills to thrive now and in the future. Our team devoted more than 500 hours to executive coaching, which focuses on the development of leadership skills to create positive change, manage complexity and build high-performing teams. Our employees have also embraced learning on-demand with LinkedIn learning and our new leadership learning series which has enabled more than 330 employees to practice building leadership qualities necessary to engage our talent and drive business results.

Elevating our Commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Fundamental to our values is a workplace that fosters diversity and inclusion. In 2020, for the seventh year in a row, we were recognized by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation for receiving a perfect score of 100 on the Corporate Equality Index and the designation as a Best Firm to Work for LGBTQ Equality. And, for the tenth year in a row, Consulting magazine named Huron a ‘Best Firm to Work For,’ recognizing our strong commitment to our people, our values, our clients and the communities we serve. Our Diversity and Inclusion Council, which was founded in 2011, along with our 10 employee resource groups known as iMatter teams, hosted more than 90 virtual events aimed at raising awareness on important issues, building a sense of community within Huron and celebrating what makes our colleagues unique. One such event was hosted by leaders from our African American iMatter team and our executive leadership team for an emotional, powerful and raw conversation on racism and equality, with more than half of the Company’s employees in attendance.

To further our long-standing commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion, we introduced an action plan that builds on our strong foundation. Through our action plan, we will continue to foster an inclusive culture by advancing diverse representation across all levels of the organization, expanding our community outreach and support, performing pay equity studies, and strengthening our vendor processes to evaluate suppliers and ensure they align with our commitment to diversity and inclusion. Our investment in diversity, equity and inclusion extends beyond our organization, and 2020 was a year we broadened our reach more deeply into our communities. Huron added a matching gift campaign for organizations specifically working to make systemic changes in support of a more equitable and just society, including The POSSE Foundation, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund and the National Urban League.

Making an Impact in the Communities We Serve

With the impacts of the pandemic being deep and widespread, our team quickly adapted our volunteer efforts to the evolving environment. Huron made financial donations to multiple organizations supporting COVID-19 relief, donated meals to frontline workers and made masks for employees and nonprofit community organizations.

We aligned our community efforts in 2020 with our priority SDGs to focus our commitment and bring about meaningful impact. We participated in various service events to promote good health and well-being with the American Heart Association, the Boys & Girls Club of Chicago and Movember Business Club. In furtherance of our belief that we all have a role to play in ensuring everyone can live a healthy life, managing directors across the organization and Huron’s chief financial officer shaved their hair to raise over $63,000 for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in our “Going Bald For a Cause” campaign to support cancer research. We sponsored events in support of gender equality with ChickTech, a national organization focused on engaging women and girls of all ages in the technology industry while working to create a better technology culture for all. We also worked to improve access to quality education, skill-building and lifelong learning through a laptop drive benefiting the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Boys & Girls Club of Chicago and BePolished, a nonprofit organization that empowers young girls in single-parent households. As part of the company’s 2020 holiday giving campaign, we ended the year with donations of $50,000 to five organizations: UNICEF, Worldreader, Girls Who Code, Year Up and Waterkeeper Alliance, whose missions align with our priority SDGs.

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Managing Sustainably and Responsibly

In 2020, Huron updated its environmental policy to reflect the company’s commitment to a more environmentally sustainable future and to focus our efforts where we have the most opportunity to have an impact. As a professional services firm that does not manufacture or distribute products or generate hazardous waste, carbon emissions related to travel, which is a necessary part of our business, is an area that provides an opportunity for us to reduce our environmental impact. In 2020, we dedicated additional time and resources to evaluate how we deliver our services and establish more flexible delivery models for a post-pandemic environment. We believe these changes will help to reduce our travel requirements going forward, increase flexibility for our employees and decrease our carbon footprint in the future. When we reopen our offices, we will continue with our commitment to reduce energy consumption and waste generation including through the elimination of single-use plastics.

Our Code of Business Conduct and Ethics (the “Code”) highlights our ethical way of doing business and sets the expectation for all employees to comply with the laws, rules and regulations that apply to our business and abide by the highest standards of business conduct. Huron is committed both in culture and in practice to protecting the privacy and data of everyone we interact with, from our clients to our employees, and doing so in compliance with the data protection laws where we operate around the world. We have an enterprise-wide privacy program that incorporates best practices and cybersecurity controls aligned with industry standards that enables us to vigilantly protect our client’s data and our own.

To learn more about our corporate social responsibility efforts, please visit our website at: https://ir.huronconsultinggroup.com/corporatesustainability to read our 2020 Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) report. We have also taken the next step to provide more quantitative and qualitative measurements in our Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) addendum to the CSR report.

STOCKHOLDER COMMUNICATIONS POLICY

The Company’s board of directors has established a process for stockholders to send communications to the board of directors. Stockholders may communicate with any member of the board of directors, including the chairperson of any committee, an entire committee or the independent directors or all directors as a group, by sending written communications to:

Corporate Secretary

Huron Consulting Group Inc.

550 West Van Buren Street

17th Floor

Chicago, Illinois 60607

E-mail messages should be sent to corporatesecretary@hcg.com.

A stockholder must include his or her name and address in any such written or e-mail communication. The communication must indicate that the sender is a Company stockholder.

Each communication intended for the board of directors and received by the Corporate Secretary that is related to the operation of the Company and is not otherwise commercial in nature will be forwarded to the specified party following its clearance through normal security procedures. If the communication is mailed as personal, it will not be opened, but rather will be forwarded unopened to the intended recipient.

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EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

COMPENSATION DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS

The Compensation Discussion and Analysis provides information regarding the objectives and elements of our compensation program with respect to the compensation of persons who appear in the Summary Compensation Table (who we refer to collectively throughout this Proxy Statement as our “named executive officers” or “NEOs”).

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Realizable Pay

Our executive compensation program is directly aligned with shareholder value. This alignment is clearly evident when comparing the target pay to the realizable pay of our NEOs. The graph below illustrates the target compensation opportunity provided to Mr. Roth from 2016-2020, the compensation he has earned, and the equity compensation he still has the potential to earn from awards granted from 2016-2020. The realizable compensation values are compared with our TSR performance over the same period.

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Realizable pay includes salary, actual annual incentive earned, and equity incentives earned or remaining eligible to be earned, valued at the December 31, 2020 share price. Seventy percent of our NEOs’ Long-Term Incentive (LTI) opportunity is at-risk. Beginning with the LTI grants in 2018, these at-risk awards are only eligible to be earned if the Company achieves rigorous predetermined Adjusted Diluted EPS and Revenue Growth goals over a full three-year performance period. 2018, 2019 and 2020 at-risk LTI is eligible to be earned after the completion of the 2018-2020, 2019-2021 and 2020-2022 performance cycles, respectively, based on actual results. The value of these awards will depend on the portion, if any, earned and the share price at that time.

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Huron’s executive compensation program is structured to align executive pay with Company performance. We strive to provide compensation to motivate and reward performance that is in the long-term best interests of our shareholders. We define performance as a blend of:

Shareholder Outreach

We engage in a proactive outreach effort with our shareholders on a regular basis throughout the year. Select members of our board of directors and management team engage with our shareholders to seek their input and perspectives and help increase their understanding of our business, our growth strategy, our commitment to our people and culture, including inclusion and diversity, our executive compensation philosophy and program, and corporate governance, environmental and social issues. Throughout 2020, we engaged with shareholders representing a significant percentage of our outstanding shares. These conversations primarily focused on the evolution of the Company’s strategy and the impact of COVID-19, our ongoing refresh process for the board of directors, including how we will continue to foster diversity among board members, and environmental, social and governance factors. We heard no concerns regarding our NEO pay programs. Our independent Chairman and the chair of the Compensation Committee were available for consultation with our major shareholders. The feedback received through our shareholder outreach efforts is communicated to and considered by the board and, when appropriate, informs our decisions and strategy. For example, our current executive compensation program reflects specific feedback that we received during our 2018 and 2019 shareholder outreach efforts. The 2020 executive compensation program remains largely unchanged from 2019.

2020 Say on Pay Vote

At the 2020 Annual Meeting, approximately 92% of votes cast were in support of the named executive officer compensation. We view this overwhelming support of our compensation programs as a reflection of the strong alignment between our executives’ pay and shareholder value, as well as the strength of the program design changes that we made during 2018 and 2019. We will continue to listen carefully to our shareholders and incorporate their feedback into our deliberations about executive compensation.

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Targeting of Total Direct Compensation

The Compensation Committee generally targets total direct compensation to be within +/-15% of the median of the Executive Pay Peer Group for our NEOs. In addition to peer group data, the Compensation Committee also reviews survey data for companies with revenues between $500 million and $1 billion from the Radford Global Technology Survey. The Compensation Committee considers Huron’s competition for talent for the NEOs as well as our managing directors to be broader than just the peer group companies, including other public and private consulting, strategy and technology organizations. When making compensation determinations, the Compensation Committee considers the advice of our independent compensation consultant and applies its judgment in incorporating these and other factors.

2020 NEO Compensation Opportunity

The Compensation Committee approved 2020 compensation levels (base salary and target annual and long-term incentive) in February of 2020:

The Compensation Committee will continue to review NEO compensation for comparability and competitiveness on an annual basis.

2020 Annual Incentive

The financial goals approved by the Committee in February 2020 were consistent with our pre-COVID-19 growth objectives across all of our segments. The impact of COVID-19 on our clients’ businesses negatively affected demand for our services and made achievement of our financial goals established pre-COVID-19 nearly impossible under the circumstances..

While the Strategic Measures the Committee approved in February remain important for our continued success and are a key focus for our NEOs as part of their annual goals, the onset of the pandemic and its impact on our clients, communities, and employees required reprioritization to reflect changing business focus areas and the extraordinary circumstances caused by the pandemic. After the onset of the pandemic, the Committee and management reviewed the original Strategic Measures and the Committee approved updated priorities that reflected repositioning of the NEOs’ focus in order to preserve shareholder value and position our business for future success. The updated Strategic Measures expanded the goals to incorporate quantitative and qualitative

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COVID-19 specific measures while reweighting the original Strategic Measures set in February 2020. After the end of the year, the Committee reviewed performance against the Strategic Measures and determined achievement of 176.7% of target, resulting in a total payout of 35% under the annual incentive plan. These Strategic Measures are detailed below:

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2020 Strategic Measures

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Non-executives participate in annual incentive award opportunities tied to a variety of Business Unit and corporate performance metrics. The broader corporate bonus pool funded at 65% of target in 2020. In recognition of the significant challenges 2020 presented, the broader corporate bonus pool funding level and the NEOs’ leadership in achieving this broader performance, the Committee determined it would be inconsistent with the Company’s compensation philosophy to penalize or disproportionately reward the NEOs compared to other executives. The NEOs were critical in developing the Company’s response to the impact of COVID, positioning our Business Advisory segment to achieve record revenue in 2020, and deploying resources to develop innovative solutions to assist our clients, generating $30 million in revenues from new services. Therefore, the Committee approved cash bonus for the NEOs’ 2020 equal to 30% of target to provide a total 65% of target payout for the NEOs under the annual incentive program.

Further, the NEO annual incentive program requires that awards be capped at target if the Company’s absolute total shareholder return during the year is not positive. This feature was not relevant to the 2020 annual incentives, which provided for a below-target payout.

Outstanding PSUs

There were three outstanding PSU cycles during 2020, those granted in 2018, 2019 and 2020. Each of the PSU cycles reflect 70% of each NEO’s target long-term incentive award opportunity and are determined based on performance against two predetermined absolute three-year goals (Adjusted Diluted EPS weighted at 40% and Revenue Growth weighted at 30%)

2020 Long-Term Incentive

On March 1, 2020, the Compensation Committee granted our NEOs long-term incentive awards that were structured as 70% performance units and 30% restricted shares.

Performance Unit Awards

Performance units may be earned and settled in shares at the end of a full three-year performance period, depending on the level of performance achieved. The performance unit program was redesigned beginning with awards granted in 2018, and the 2020 awards relied on the same structure as the prior two years. The Committee approves three-year absolute goals for both Adjusted Diluted EPS and Revenue Growth, including

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establishing a threshold level below which no performance units will vest. These goals are communicated to the NEOs at the time of grant, but we do not share them publicly until the end of the performance period to prevent us from sharing otherwise material non-public information about our financial forecast.

Restricted Shares

Restricted shares vest ratably over a three-year period, beginning on the first anniversary of the date of grant.

Performance Unit Vesting

The 2018 award of performance units completed its three-year performance cycle as of December 31, 2020. The table below illustrates the structure of the performance units granted in 2018.

As a result of the actual performance achieved, the Compensation Committee approved vesting of 102% of the original target number of performance units.

2021 Compensation Program Actions

COVID-19 continues to impact our communities, our clients, our employees, and therefore our business, and the duration and severity of the ongoing disruption is unclear. As discussed, the Compensation Committee took a holistic view of the impact of COVID-19 on our business as well as on our NEOs’ compensation for 2020 and will continue to do so in 2021. The Committee approved design changes to certain aspects of the 2021 NEO compensation program, though the target pay opportunity levels remain unchanged from 2020.

2021 Annual Incentive Program

The Committee and management continue to believe that the NEOs should be critically focused on improving shareholder value through driving the profitable growth of the organization. As such, the Committee retained Organic Revenue Growth and Adjusted EBITDA Margin as the primary annual incentive financial metrics, with a combined 75% weighting. The Committee and management also recognize the importance of the nature by which these financial results are achieved and retained Strategic Measures to determine a portion of the award. For 2021, the Strategic Measures have been enhanced to include Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) goals, increasing the weighting of the Strategic Measures category from 20% to 25% of the target NEO annual incentive opportunity. As in prior years, the majority of the Strategic Measures will be determined based on performance against objective, quantifiable goals.

2021 Long-Term Incentive Program

For 2021, the Committee made two changes to the program design due to the ongoing uncertainty presented by the COVID-19 pandemic and the Committee’s desire to retain a competitive earning opportunity and shareholder alignment for the NEOs.

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Competitive Market Data

The Committee reviews external market data to inform its decisions about NEO target pay opportunities. When determining NEO pay for 2020, the Committee relied on two market data sets:

In October 2019, the Committee approved the following peer group companies:

The peer companies represent business-to-business service providers in the Research and Consulting Services, Human Resource and Employment Services, Health Care Technology, Health Care Services, or IT Consulting and Other Services industry sectors with:

Survey data represents companies with revenues between $500 million and $1 billion from the Radford Global Technology Survey.

Employment Agreements

Huron has entered into agreements with each of the named executive officers that provide for benefits upon termination of employment under certain circumstances, including in connection with a change of control of the Company. Huron provides these benefits as a means of remaining competitive, retaining executive officers, focusing executive officers on shareholder interests when considering strategic alternatives, and providing income protection in the event of involuntary loss of employment. In general, these arrangements provide for severance benefits upon Huron’s termination of the executive’s employment without cause or resignation by the executive for good reason (constructive termination). In the event of a change of control of Huron and if the executive’s employment is terminated without cause or he resigns for good reason, the executive will receive enhanced severance benefits. Huron provides these enhanced severance benefits only with a “double trigger” because the Company believes that the executive officers would be materially harmed in a change of control only if it results in reduced responsibilities or compensation or loss of employment for the executive. Huron employment agreements do not provide for any gross-ups.

More information on our use of employment agreements, including the estimated payments and benefits payable to the named executive officers, is provided under the “Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change of Control” section of this Proxy Statement.

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Role of Compensation Committee

The Compensation Committee is primarily responsible for administering our executive compensation program in a manner consistent with our compensation philosophy and objectives. The principal functions of the Compensation Committee are to:

The Compensation Committee acts independently and works closely with our board of directors and the executive management team in making many of its decisions. To support its decision making, the Compensation Committee has retained the services of an independent compensation consultant. The Compensation Committee has the sole authority to amend or terminate the services of its independent consultant.

In 2020, the Compensation Committee was comprised entirely of independent directors.

Role of Management

Our CEO works together with the Chief Human Resources Officer and the Compensation Committee of our board to establish, review and evaluate compensation packages and policies for our executive officers. Our CEO reviews the performance of each named executive officer and makes recommendations to the Compensation Committee based on his review. Our CEO, COO and President, CFO and General Counsel provide input into our strategic goals for future performance periods. The Compensation Committee carefully reviews all information before finalizing incentive goals, however, as we believe such a process is consistent with good governance. Prior to determining the size of the bonus pool for all employees other than NEOs, management reviews Company and practice-level performance with the board so that the bonus pool and Company profitability strike the right balance between shareholder returns and retention of employees. Our CEO does not participate in the decisions related to his own compensation.

Role of Compensation Advisor

The Compensation Committee retains an independent advisor to assist in the ongoing assessment of our executive compensation strategy and program. The Committee’s independent advisor reports directly to the Compensation Committee and serves at its sole discretion and does not perform any services for the Company other than those in connection with its work for the Compensation Committee. Pay Governance serves as the Compensation Committee’s independent advisor.

The Compensation Committee annually assesses whether the independent advisor’s work has raised any conflict of interest. The Compensation Committee has determined, based on its analysis of NASDAQ requirements, that the work of Pay Governance and the individual compensation advisors employed by Pay Governance as compensation consultants to the Company has not created any conflict of interest.

Health and Welfare Benefits

The named executive officers are eligible for the same health and welfare benefits generally available to Huron employees.

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Deferred Compensation

The Company also offers a nonqualified deferred compensation plan (the “DCP”) to all managing directors, corporate vice presidents, named executive officers and non-employee directors. The DCP allows participants to elect to defer up to 75% of their base salary and 100% of their annual cash incentive into a deferred compensation account and to choose from a number of investment alternatives. Non-employee directors may elect to defer up to 100% of their board fees into the DCP. Earnings are credited based on the returns of the investment options selected by the participant. Any amounts contributed may be deferred until a later date or may become payable in connection with a participant’s retirement, death, disability or other separation from service.

Perquisites

Huron provides very limited perquisites to named executive officers that are not provided widely within Huron. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Mr. Roth used a company aircraft on one occasion in 2020 for personal travel to maintain his health and safety. The incremental cost of Mr. Roth’s personal use of the company aircraft is included as a perquisite in the Summary Compensation Table under the heading “All Other Compensation.” In addition, the Company provides enhanced disability and life insurance benefits to all of its managing directors, corporate vice presidents and executive officers. Named executive officers and practice leaders are also offered reimbursement of the cost of an annual executive physical examination.

Clawback Provisions

In 2014, we adopted an incentive compensation recoupment policy (commonly referred to as a “clawback policy”) that provides for the potential recoupment of bonuses or awards paid to executive officers and such other individuals designated by our non-employee directors under our short-term and long-term incentive compensation plans, where the payout or actual award received was determined based in part on the financial performance of the Company. In the event of a material restatement of our quarterly or annual financial results, our non-employee directors will review all incentive compensation awarded to those individuals covered by the policy based upon the achievement of financial results that were the subject of the restatement. The non-employee directors have the authority to recoup all or a portion of the incentive compensation to the extent that the amount of such compensation would have been lower than the amount actually awarded, granted, paid, earned, deferred or vested based on the achievement of financial results that were subsequently reduced due to such restatement.

Stock Ownership Guidelines and Holding Requirements

In 2018, the Compensation Committee revised stock ownership guidelines for Huron’s named executive officers and non-employee directors. The guidelines, set forth below, are consistent with peer practices and designed to promote alignment with the interests of stockholders and the Company’s commitment to sound corporate governance.

Until the relevant stock ownership target is achieved, executive officers and non-employee directors are required to retain a number of shares equal to at least 60% of the net after tax proceeds from the exercise of stock options or vesting of restricted stock and performance units. Only shares owned outright count towards ownership requirements. Unexercised stock options and unvested performance units or unvested restricted stock do not count. All of our NEOs and non-employee directors are in compliance with the terms of our share ownership guidelines.

Hedging and Pledging

The Company has an insider trading policy that prohibits directors, officers, employees and contractors from entering into transactions in publicly traded puts, calls or other derivative securities with respect to Huron’s stock and prohibits any other transaction that “hedges” the ownership in Huron’s stock or holding Company securities in a margin account or pledging Company securities as collateral for a loan.

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Tax Considerations

Section 162(m). Section 162(m) of the Code generally disallows a tax deduction to public companies for compensation paid in excess of $1 million for any fiscal year to a company’s chief executive officer or other named executive officers (excluding the company’s principal financial officer, in the case of tax years commencing before 2018). However, in the case of tax years commencing before 2018, the statute exempted qualifying performance-based compensation from the deduction limit if certain requirements were met. Section 162(m) was amended in December 2017 by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act to eliminate the exemption for performance-based compensation (other than with respect to payments made pursuant to certain “grandfathered” arrangements entered into prior to November 2, 2017) and to expand the group of current and former executive officers who may be covered by the deduction limit under Section 162(m). While the Company’s shareholder approved incentive plans were previously structured to provide that certain awards could be made in a manner intended to qualify for the performance-based compensation exemption, that exemption will no longer be available for future tax years (other than with respect to certain “grandfathered” arrangements as noted above). In addition, while the Compensation Committee intended that certain incentive awards granted to our NEOs on or prior to November 2, 2017 be deductible as “performance-based compensation” and has assessed the possibility that certain awards will be grandfathered from the changes made by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, it cannot guarantee that result. The Compensation Committee has taken the potential impact of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act into consideration when approving payout amounts for performance periods ending on December 31, 2020. The Compensation Committee expects in the future to authorize compensation in excess of $1 million to named executive officers that will not be deductible under Section 162(m) when it believes doing so is in the best interests of the Company and its shareholders.

Section 280G. Section 280G of the Code disallows a company’s tax deduction for certain payments in connection with a change of control defined as “excess parachute payments,” and Section 4999 of the Code imposes a 20% excise tax on certain persons who receive excess parachute payments. The Compensation Committee amended Senior Management Agreements in 2010 to ensure that any covered payments would be reduced to the extent necessary so that no portion of such payments is subject to the excise tax.

COMPENSATION COMMITTEE REPORT

The Compensation Committee has reviewed and discussed with management the information contained under the caption “Compensation Discussion and Analysis” and, based on this review and discussion, has recommended to the board of directors that it be included in this Proxy Statement and incorporated by reference into our 2020 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Debra Zumwalt, Chair

H. Eugene Lockhart

Hugh E. Sawyer

Ekta Singh-Bushell

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2020 SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE

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2020 All Other Compensation

CEO Pay Ratio

As required by Section 953(b) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, the Company is providing the following disclosure about the relationship of the annual total compensation of our median-paid employee to the annual total compensation of Mr. Roth, our CEO. We believe that the pay ratio disclosed below is a reasonable estimate calculated in a manner consistent with Item 402(u) of Regulation S-K. SEC rules for identifying the median employee and calculating the pay ratio allow companies to apply various methodologies and apply various assumptions and, as a result, the pay ratio reported by us may not be comparable to the pay ratio reported by other companies.

For 2020

The calculation of the 2020 CEO Pay Ratio used the same median employee as used in 2019. As permitted by SEC rules, we used the same median employee that was identified in the preparation of our pay ratio in 2019 because there has been no change in our employee population or compensation arrangements that we believe would significantly impact our pay ratio disclosure. In 2019, we identified the median employee by examining the 2019 total compensation for all individuals using the same methodology we use for our NEOs as set forth in the 2019 Summary Compensation Table, excluding our CEO, who were employed by us on December 31, 2019. We included all employees, whether employed on a full-time or part-time basis. We annualized the base compensation and bonus for all employees that were not employed by us for all of 2019 unless they were designated as temporary or seasonal positions.

In addition, in order to identify our median employee in 2019, we (i) utilized the exemption permitted under Item 402(u) of Regulation S-K to exclude a total of 140 employees from Canada, the United Kingdom, Singapore, and Switzerland (which, in the aggregate, comprised less than 5% of our total employee population as of December 31, 2019), resulting in a net employee population of 3,811 and (ii) adjusted non-U.S. employee pay applying foreign currency exchange rates as of December 31, 2019.

When identifying the median employee for the 2019 Proxy Statement, we included all forms of compensation, including one-time, special and retention awards to identify our median employee. This resulted in identifying a median employee with compensation substantially similar to that of our median employee in the prior year.

We calculated 2020 annual total compensation for our median employee using the same methodology we use for our NEOs as set forth in the Summary Compensation Table.

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2020 GRANTS OF PLAN-BASED AWARDS

The following table summarizes the grants of equity awards and annual cash incentive awards for 2020 to each named executive officer.

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2020 OUTSTANDING EQUITY AWARDS AT FISCAL YEAR-END

The following table sets forth certain information concerning outstanding stock and option awards as of December 31, 2020 for each named executive officer. Market value is based on the closing price of Huron stock of $58.95 on December 31, 2020, the last trading day of the fiscal year.