Vivien Dinh Brown, J.D., SPHR

Biography

ISG-Americas® Appoints Vivien Dinh Brown as the Global Head of Total Rewards for ISG Americas ®. She will be based out of Irvine, CA and servicing all time zones within North America. 

Vivien holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Sciences from the University of California, Irvine (Zot! Zot!). More recently, she completed the Juris Doctor law degree from Trinity Law School with an emphasis in business contracts, corporate HR policies, employment/labor law, litigation and dispute resolution. More recently, she became a Certified Global Senior Professional HR (G-SPHR). Vivien now leads as the CEO and Founder of Ennea Ventures® (dba “Ennea Energy Solutions” & “Enneagram Transformations”), a global Human Capital Enterprise solutions platform with over 1,200 partnerships across multiple industries globally.

Proven Track Record for High-Growth Organizations

Vivien brings to ISG over 30+ years of global Human Capital experience spanning across start-ups to Fortune 500 companies. Her “Claim to Fame” is to attract and build high performing teams for a variety of start-ups to Fortune 500 companies in both the private and public sectors. In this remarkable career span, Vivien served various Global Head of HR leadership roles where she grew organizations both organically and scaled their business operations by growing its workforce from small to large organizations with well over thousands of employees. Her successful track record lies within various industries such as Aviation Manufacturing, Banking/Finance, Energy, Healthcare, Higher Education, Non-profit, Self-storage Property Management, Real Estate, and Restaurant & Hospitality, spanning globally US, Canada, Mexico, EU, SE Asia, South Korea, China, Japan and India.

In early 2025, Vivien left her corporate role as the SVP, Global Head of HR for a Fortune-100 Global Energy Enterprise to rebrand her own Human Capital Consultancy, Ennea Ventures®. This is an established retained HR advisory firm that offers tailored Human Capital Strategic Planning, Total Rewards & Compensation solutions alongside fractional HR partnerships for organizations operating in North America, particularly in energy and global energy commodities markets.

Leading with Purpose, Mission & Values

Vivien’s “why” for joining ISG is to replicate the same level of success and bring high caliber Total Rewards solutions to ISG’s clients. As the Global Head of Total Rewards, she delivers expertise and leadership to our Executive and Managing Partners as well as to ISG clients. Vivien’s vision will be work with ISG clients to drive a high-performance Total Rewards culture and provide expert consultation & fractional HR leadership in the areas of Human Capital Strategies powered by AI tools, Career Pathing/Succession Planning, Total Rewards & Compensation Benchmarks, and Culture optimization.  Working alongside ISG’s Executive Search & C-suite placement services team, Vivien’s service model is client specific and designed to offer a broad range of strategic Total Rewards solutions as a “plug-and-play targeted value add to help solve leadership’s challenges.

This is a key position to propel ISG’s core values and mission to develop a first in class consultancy platform within the Americas that is centered around highly specialized industry knowledge across multiple key verticals. These vertical, combined with a comprehensive suite of HCM services, aims to deliver precisely targeted solutions to ISG clients. Operating from deep expertise in a variety of industry sectors around the world, our ISG Total Rewards team will leverage our local presence of experts to offer our clients global access to the industry’s Total Rewards data insights across geographic and functional labor markets within North America.

Why Global Leaders Choose Vivien Dinh Brown as their Trusted Total Rewards Strategist

Known for fusing cross-sector wisdom, legal rigor, and macro-economic insights, Vivien crafts solutions that anticipate and respond to the world’s shifting regulatory and competitive environment, from US innovation hubs to emerging markets across the globe.

“True transformation happens when every team, division and functional groups are united by a reward strategy that reflects enterprise ambition, market realities, equitable framework and macro-economics,” says Brown. “We partner with global Total Rewards experts to build frameworks empowering organizations to thrive regardless of volatility or challenge.”

With 30+ years at the forefront of strategic human capital solutions, and a reputation for future-proofing talent ecosystems, Vivien stands out as the go-to partner for organizations seeking to activate high-performance and sustainable growth locally and globally. With the most recent publication of the National and Construction Compensation, Benefits and Labor Market Insights Reports, Vivien has proven once again that her team expertly delivers on AI powered Total Rewards data analytics that add value to any organization looking to redefine their Total Rewards strategies.

Comprehensive Total Rewards Solutions

Vivien leads a world-class Total Rewards team who will leverage ISG-Americas®’ global network to deliver the following solutions:

Core Services:

• AI Powered Total Rewards Analytics: Predictive Modeling, Benchmarks & Forecast Reports (Benefits & Compensation) for all industry sectors and US labor markets
• Benefits Framework Assessment & Design
  • Annual Cost Analysis
  • Industry based Benefits Portfolio benchmarks
  • Regional Health Benefits strategies & redesign
  • Cost-share benefits programs
• Compensation Structure Design
  • Annual Job Market Analysis
  • Job Market Pricing for Talent Acquisition
  • Quarterly Salary Insight Reports
  • Pay Equity Analysis to ensure compliance and internal equity
  • Executive Total Rewards Packages
  • Bonus Structures (LTIP, STIP, Retention)
  • Incentive Plan Models & Schematics (Sales, Project, Performance-Based, & Long-term Equity incentives)
  • Stocks Incentives
  • Retirement Plans

Advanced Advisory:

• Full-Scale Total Rewards: Transformations for high-growth or restructuring organizations
• Executive & Board Level Consultations: Board presentations, consultation of governance, disclosure, and alignment with key stakeholder expectations
• Organizational Design: Talent Assessment, Job Matrix Leveling & Mapping
• Fiscal Budget Forecasting: Macro Economics, Geo-Political & Regulatory Impact Analysis

3 Decades of World-Class Track Record Across Multiple Industries:

• Renewable & Traditional Energy: Over a decade of expertise designing and deploying rewards and incentives for pivotal energy infrastructure, expansion, and innovation.
• Manufacturing, Procurement & Engineering: Built compensation and recognition platforms tying together production, supply logistics, and technical excellence for global corporations.
• Construction & Project Development: Led strategic creation of incentives and benefits for teams delivering large-scale, capital-intensive initiatives.
• Sales & Commercial Growth: Introduced differentiated bonus schemes and commission programs fueling new market entry and revenue acceleration.
• Administrative Functions, Aviation Manufacturing, Education, Finance, Health Care, Property Management/Real Estate, Restaurant & Hospitality: Translated best practices from these industries into agile, future-proof Total Rewards architecture, adaptable to local needs and global business landscape.

Area of Specialties (offered through Ennea Ventures): Strategic HR & Total Rewards Leadership with a Legal Background | Building High Impact HR Infrastructure [Fractional HR Services] | Culture Innovation Committees | HCM & Organizational Design | Total Rewards & Compensation Structure Powered by AI tools | Talent Mapping  | HRIS Implementation & Workflow Automation | HR Policies Design | HR & Payroll Compliance | External and Internal Investigations | Mediation of Labor Disputes | High-Profile Confidential Executive Searches | Career Pathing & Mentorship | Executive Enneagram Coaching

Location: Vivien is based out of her office in Irvine, CA and can work across multiple time zones within North America. You can reach Vivien at vivien.brown@ISG.com or find her via the LinkedIn profile.