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EX-10.G

 EXHIBIT (10.G) 
 Valley National Bancorp 
 February 19, 2013 

Mr. Gerald H. Lipkin, Chairman and CEO 

Valley National Bancorp 
 Valley National Bank

 1445 Valley Road 
 Wayne, New Jersey
07470 
 Dear Mr. Lipkin: 
 The Board of Directors of Valley National Bancorp (“Bancorp”) and Valley National Bank (the “Bank”) (collectively, the “Company”) have determined that it is in the best
interests of Bancorp and the Bank for the Company to agree to provide you with a revised minimum overall pension benefit, as provided herein. 
 We previously entered into a letter agreement with you, dated October 7, 2008 which was replaced and restated in an earlier version of this letter agreement, dated February 8, 2011, concerning
this pension benefit (the “Prior Agreement”). This letter agreement restates and amends the provisions of the Prior Agreement, and the Prior Agreement is rescinded upon your consent to this letter. Any other agreement between us
referencing the Prior Agreement shall be deemed a reference to this letter agreement without the need to amend such other agreement. 
 In view of the foregoing, and in consideration of your continued employment with the Company and your consent to this letter, the Company agrees: 

1. If the Company elects to terminate you as Chief Executive Officer of Bancorp and/or the Bank, upon the termination of your employment
the Company will pay you a lump sum severance benefit equal to 12 months of your annual base salary plus a portion of your most recent bonus. This payment will be made within thirty (30) days following the date of your termination of
employment. The bonus amount shall equal your most recent bonus multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of months which have elapsed in the current calendar year and the denominator of which is 12. This severance benefit will
not be paid if the Company terminates you for “cause”. “Cause” means gross misconduct by you in connection with Company business or otherwise. This provision is inapplicable in the event of a termination of your employment due to
death or disability, or if you are paid a severance benefit pursuant to any change in control agreement with the Company. If you die after the Company elects to terminate you as Chief Executive Officer of Bancorp and/or the Bank, but before you
receive the lump sum severance benefit you are entitled to hereunder, your estate shall be entitled to the benefit. 

 2. In addition, within thirty (30) days following the termination of your employment by
the Company or by you for any reason, the Company will pay to you (or your estate in the case of death) a lump sum amount equal to one hundred twenty-five percent (125%), less applicable withholdings, of (A) the aggregate COBRA premium amounts
(based upon the COBRA rates in effect at the date of termination) for three (3) years of health, hospitalization, dental and medical insurance coverage that was being provided to you (and your spouse) at the time of termination of employment,
minus (B) the aggregate amount of any employee contributions that would have been required of you (determined as of the date of termination of employment) for such three (3) year period. The Company also shall pay you within the same time
frame a lump sum amount equal to one hundred twenty-five percent (125%), less applicable withholdings, of the Company’s share of the premium for three (3) years of the life insurance coverage provided to a similarly situated active
employee (based upon the coverage and rates in effect on the date that you terminate employment). 
 Notwithstanding anything
else to the contrary in this letter, the Company may delay payment of benefits provided in Sections 1, 2 and 9 herein for six (6) months following your termination from employment to the extent necessary to comply with Section 409A of the
Internal Revenue Code. At the end of such period of delay, you will be paid the delayed payment amounts, plus interest for the period of any such delay. For purposes of the preceding sentence, interest shall be calculated using the six
(6) month Treasury Bill rate in effect on the date on which the payment is delayed, and shall be compounded daily. If the conditions of the severance exception under Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(b)(9)(iii) (or any successor
Regulation thereto), or the short-term deferral rule under Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(b)(4) (or any successor Regulation thereto, are satisfied, then payment of benefits shall not be delayed for six (6) months following
termination of employment to the extent permitted thereunder. 
 As partial consideration for the Company entering into this
Agreement, you agree as follows: 
 3. Following the termination of your employment with the Company for any reason, you shall
retain in confidence any confidential information known to you concerning the Company and its business. 
 4. While you are
employed by the Company, and for a period of two years thereafter, you will not, without the prior written approval of the Board of Directors of Bancorp, directly or indirectly, as officer, director, employee, shareholder, principal or agent, or in
any other capacity, own, manage, operate, consult with or be employed by any insured depository institution which transacts business in the State of New Jersey if either (i) such insured depository institution maintains an office in New Jersey
or New York from which you act on behalf of such institution or (ii) such insured depository institution employs you in any capacity to solicit loans, trust, deposits or other customers of the Company. However this paragraph shall not prohibit
you from owning bonds, preferred stock or up to five percent (5%) of the outstanding common shares of any insured depository institution or its parent holding company. 

  
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 5. You agree that the Company has no adequate remedy at law for the violation of paragraphs
3 and 4 and that the Company shall be entitled to injunctive relief to enforce such provisions. 
 Both parties mutually agree
as follows: 
 6. This letter agreement shall commence on the date hereof and expire on January 1, 2015 (January 1, 2015 is
referred to hereafter as the “Initial Expiration Date”). On January l of each year starting January 1, 2015, the Initial Expiration Date shall be automatically extended for an additional one year period (so it remains a two year
contract) unless you or Bancorp otherwise elect and so notify the other party in writing prior to January 1 of any year starting with January 1, 2014. This letter agreement may be amended, supplemented or changed at any time only by a
writing signed by Bancorp and yourself. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the terms of paragraphs 9 and 10 of this letter agreement shall survive any termination or expiration. 
 7. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of you, your estate and the Company, and any successor to the Company by merger, consolidation or sale. Neither this Agreement nor any
rights arising hereunder may be assigned or pledged by you. After your death, your spouse or otherwise your estate shall be entitled to enjoy and enforce the benefits of this Agreement. The Company may not offset amounts due to you hereunder.
However, in the event you breach the non-compete contained in paragraph 4 hereof, the Company shall not be obligated to pay you any benefits hereunder, and you shall not be entitled to be paid your legal fees or expenses as provided in paragraph 10
hereof. 
 8. In the event of your death while you are employed by the Company, the Company will pay to your spouse, if you
predecease her, otherwise to your estate, (i) a portion of your most recent bonus (calculated by multiplying your most recent bonus multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of months which have elapsed in the current
calendar year, and the denominator of which is 12), within thirty (30) days following the date of your death, and (ii) your annual base salary (as in effect at your death) for 12 months, payable in monthly installments. Such payments shall
be reduced by the amount, if any, of the regular monthly benefit payable to your spouse in the 12 months following your death from the Company’s defined benefit pension plan and benefit equalization plan. 

9. You shall become entitled to a minimum combined benefit of six hundred thousand dollars ($600,000.00) per year from the Valley
National Bank Pension Plan (the “Pension Plan”) and the Valley National Bank Benefit Equalization Plan (the “BEP”), and, to the extent necessary, from the Company. The portion of the minimum combined benefit that is paid by the
Company shall commence to be paid on the first day of the month following your termination of employment with the Company and shall continue for so long as you shall survive. If you survive past the tenth anniversary of the date of your termination
of employment with the Company (the “Initial Ten Year Period”), and should your spouse survive you, she shall be entitled to a minimum survivor benefit of two-thirds of such amount ($400,000.00) per year, for the remainder of her life.
Should you die (i) before commencing receipt of benefits under the Pension Plan or (ii) before the end of the Initial Ten Year Period, and, in either case, should your spouse survive you, she shall be entitled to a minimum survivor benefit
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dollars ($600,000.00) per year through the end of the Initial Ten Year Period and, thereafter, two-thirds of such amount ($400,000.00) per year, for the remainder of her life. In the event that
prior to the end of the Initial Ten Year Period, both you and your spouse die, the estate of the last surviving of you and your spouse (as determined by the applicable provision of your will in the event of a common disaster) shall be entitled to a
lump sum payment equal to six hundred thousand dollars ($600,000.00) multiplied by the number of years (including fractional years) from the later date of decease to the end of the Initial Ten Year Period. The foregoing assumes pension benefits
under the Pension Plan and the BEP are paid to you in the form of a joint and two-thirds survivor annuity. You will need, however, to follow the administrative processes under the plans in order to actually commence receipt of such benefits. In the
event that you elect another form of payment of pension benefits under the Pension Plan and the BEP (including a lump sum payment payable upon a change in control) the above amounts will be actuarially adjusted. For all purposes under this
agreement, actuarial adjustments will be made using the actuarial assumptions described in Appendix A of the BEP except in the event of a Change in Control, as defined in the BEP. In the event of a Change in Control resulting in the payment to you,
your spouse or your estate of a lump sum under the BEP, the lump sum payable to you under the BEP and hereunder will be made using the actuarial assumptions described in Appendix A of this letter agreement, and not under Appendix A of the BEP. Note
that any increases to the lump sum payable under the BEP as a result of this Section 9 and Appendix A will be payable under this letter agreement such that the actual lump sum payable under the BEP remains unchanged. 

The calculation of any required actuarial adjustment will be made by the actuary regularly employed by the Company for pension benefit
calculations on the date of your termination of employment with the Company or, in the event you have elected a lump sum payment under the BEP upon a change in control, by the actuary regularly employed by the Company for pension benefit
calculations on the date one day prior to the change in control. As a matter of clarity, the parties agree that all of the payments under this paragraph 9 constitute payments under “any benefit plan of the Company” under the first sentence
of Section 12a of the Amended and Restated Change in Control Agreement dated June 22, 2011 among the Bancorp, the Bank and you (as may subsequently be amended, “the Change in Control Agreement”), and this benefit will be covered
by the Gross-Up Payment provided for under Section 12 of that agreement if and to the extent that this benefit may constitute a parachute payment and/or a payment that is subject to the excise tax under Section 409A of the Internal Revenue
Code. The term “spouse” as used herein means the person you are married to at the time of your termination from service, but not any person to whom you may become married thereafter. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary provided for in
your Change in Control Agreement, Section 12 of that Agreement and your right to a Gross-Up Payment provided thereunder is incorporated herein by reference and shall survive to the extent a Change in Control (as defined in the Change in Control
Agreement) occurs within 12 months after the termination of your employment with the Company. 
 10. In the event the Company
fails to pay to you, your spouse or your estate any of the benefits provided herein for a period in excess of 10 business days after a written request to do so, you (or your spouse or estate) shall be entitled to be paid or reimbursed by the Company
for the legal fees and expenses incurred by you (or your spouse or estate) in enforcing or interpreting the provisions of this Agreement. The Company hereby agrees to pay or 

  
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reimburse you (or your spouse or estate) for such fees and expenses on a monthly basis, upon the submission of bills or requests for payment. A court shall be entitled to deny you your legal fees
and expenses only if it finds you made a claim for benefits hereunder not in good faith and without reasonable cause. 
 If you
are in agreement with the foregoing, please so indicate by signing and returning to the company the enclosed copy of this letter, whereupon this letter shall constitute an agreement between you and the Company. 

 

									
		 		 		 	Very truly yours,
				
		 		 		 	VALLEY NATIONAL BANCORP
					
		 		 		 	By:	 	 /s/ Gerald Korde, Chairman

	AGREED AND ACCEPTED:	 		 		 	Gerald Korde, Chairman, Compensation and
		 		 		 	Human Resources Committee
				
	 /s/ Gerald H. Lipkin
	 		 		 	VALLEY NATIONAL BANK
	Gerald H. Lipkin, Executive	 		 		 		 	
		 		 		 	By:	 	 /s/ Gerald Korde, Chairman

		 		 		 	Gerald Korde, Chairman, Compensation and
		 		 		 	Human Resources Committee

  
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 APPENDIX A 
 ACTUARIAL ASSUMPTIONS 
 For purposes of determining the lump sum benefit described in
Section 9 of this letter agreement that is payable under a Change in Control that occurs prior to benefit commencement under this letter agreement, the following actuarial assumptions and method shall apply: 

Step 1: Convert the total letter agreement benefit into an actuarial equivalent straight life annuity using: 

 

	 	(a)	Mortality Table: The Uninsured Pensioner 1994 Mortality Table (UP-94) for males 

 

	 	(b)	Interest Rate: Eight percent (8.00%) per annum, compounded annually 

 Step 2: Subtract the accrued benefit under the qualified Pension Plan payable as a straight life annuity. 
 Step 3: Convert the resulting net nonqualified benefit into a lump sum value using: 
  

	 	(a)	The Applicable Mortality Table, as defined under the Pension Plan; and 

  

	 	(b)	The lesser of: 

 (i) The Pension
Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) immediate interest rate used to determine lump sum payments for the calendar month immediately preceding the month the lump sum payment is made, or 

(ii) 6%. 
 The result of this
Step 3 is the total lump sum value payable from both the BEP and this letter agreement. 
 Step 4: Subtract the lump sum actually payable
under the BEP to determine the net lump sum payable under this letter agreement. 
 For purposes of determining the lump sum benefit described
in Section 9 of this letter agreement that is payable under a Change in Control that occurs after benefit commencement under this letter agreement, the following actuarial assumptions and method shall apply: 

Step 1: Convert the remaining net nonqualified benefits into a lump sum value using: 

 

	 	(a)	The Applicable Mortality Table, as defined under the Pension Plan; and 

  

	 	(b)	The lessor of: 

 (i) The Pension
Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) immediate interest rate used to determine lump sum payments for the calendar month immediately preceding the month the lump sum payment is made, or 

(ii) 6%.EX-10.1

 EXHIBIT 10.1 
 EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT 
 This EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (the
“Agreement”), dated as of February 22, 2013 (the “Effective Date”) is between Navigant Consulting, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and Lucinda M. Baier (the “Executive”). 

RECITALS 

A. The Company desires to obtain the benefits of the Executive’s knowledge, skills, and experience by employing the Executive as its
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement. 
 B. The
Executive desires to be employed by the Company in such position upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement. 

AGREEMENT 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing premises and mutual covenants contained herein and other good and valuable
consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows: 
 1. Employment.
Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Company agrees to employ the Executive, and the Executive agrees to be employed by the Company, for the period stated in Paragraph 2 hereof. 

2. Employment Term. The term of the Executive’s employment by the Company under this Agreement will begin on February 25, 2013 (the
“Employment Commencement Date”), and will continue, subject to earlier termination as provided in Paragraph 7 hereof, until March 31, 2016 (the “Employment Term”); provided, however, that in the event a Change in Control (as
defined in Paragraph 8(d)) occurs prior to the end of the Employment Term, the Employment Term shall end on the later to occur of (a) March 31, 2016; or (b) the second anniversary of the date of the Change in Control. To the extent
either or both parties desire to continue Executive’s employment beyond the Employment Term, each such party agrees to notify the other of this fact on or prior to September 30, 2015. 

3. Position and Responsibilities. During the Employment Term, the Executive agrees to serve the Company, and the Company shall employ the
Executive as its Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer; provided, however, that Executive’s role as Chief Financial Officer shall begin on the sooner to occur of (a) the date on which the current Chief Financial
Officer’s employment terminates; and (b) March 18, 2013. During the Employment Term, the Executive shall possess such broad powers and perform such duties and functions as are normally incident to the positions of Executive Vice
President and Chief Financial Officer with an entity of an equivalent size and nature as the Company. Unless the parties agree otherwise, Executive’s base office shall be located in Chicago, Illinois. 

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 4. Performance of Duties; Commitment of Time. During the Employment Term, the Executive shall
discharge the following obligations: 
 (a) Except for illness, reasonable vacation periods, and reasonable leaves of absence,
the Executive shall, subject to Paragraph 4(c) hereof, devote her best efforts and full business time, attention and skills to the business and affairs of the Company and its subsidiaries, affiliates and divisions, as such business and affairs now
exist and as they may be hereafter changed or added to. 
 (b) The Executive shall report directly to the Chief Executive
Officer of the Company (the “CEO”) and she shall perform all of her duties in accordance with such reasonable directions, requests, rules and regulations as are specified by the CEO in connection with her employment. 

(c) Nothing herein shall preclude the Executive from devoting such reasonable time as required to serve, or to continue to serve, on the
boards of directors of, or to hold any other offices or positions in or with respect to, other companies, organizations or entities, provided that (i) the Executive gives prior notice to the Company of such other activities, (ii) such
other activities do not violate Paragraph 6 hereof, and (iii) such other activities have no material effect on the time the Executive is required to spend in connection with the services required of her hereunder. 

5. Compensation and Benefits. 
 (a) Base Salary. During the Employment Term, the Executive will receive an annual salary, payable in monthly or more frequent installments, of $450,000 subject to authorized withholding and other
required deductions. The annual salary will be reviewed annually by the Compensation Committee (the “Committee”) of the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) and, if appropriate, adjusted (but not decreased except as
set forth in Clause (1) of Paragraph 7(c) below) by the Committee in its sole discretion. Such annual salary, as so adjusted, is hereinafter referred to as the “Base Salary.” 

(b) Initial Equity Grant. Effective on the Employment Commencement Date, the Company shall make a one-time grant to the Executive
of restricted stock units representing the right to acquire shares of the Company’s common stock, with an aggregate grant date value of $250,000 calculated based on the average closing price of the Company’s common stock for the 30
calendar day period immediately preceding (but not including) the Employment Commencement Date (the “Initial Employment Incentive Equity Grant”), pursuant and subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Navigant Consulting,
Inc. 2012 Long-Term Incentive Plan, as in effect or amended from time to time (“LTIP”), and the Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement embodying such grant (“Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement”) which the Executive must execute
and return to the Company as a pre-condition to such grant. The Initial Employment Incentive Equity Grant shall vest in one-third increments on each of the first three annual anniversaries of the Employment Commencement Date, subject to the terms
and conditions of this Agreement, the Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement and the LTIP. During the Employment Term, the Executive shall comply with the terms of the Company’s 

  
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 Stock Ownership Guidelines (as in effect or amended from time to time) or other similar Company
guideline or policy. 
 (c) Annual Cash Incentive Bonus. Commencing with the 2013 calendar year, the
Executive will be eligible to receive an annual cash incentive bonus based upon the Executive’s and the Company’s achievement of annual performance goals or objectives established by the Committee. The Executive shall have a target bonus
equal to 75% of the Base Salary. The Committee shall have the sole discretion to determine whether the annual performance goals and objectives have been met. Payment shall be subject to and made in accordance with the Navigant Consulting, Inc.
Annual Incentive Plan, as may be amended from time to time (but in no event shall the annual bonus be paid later than March 15th of the calendar year immediately following the year in which such compensation is earned). 

(d) Long-Term Incentive Compensation During the Employment Term, the Executive will be eligible to receive long-term incentive
compensation based upon the Executive’s and the Company’s achievement of performance goals or objectives established by the Committee. The Committee shall have the sole discretion to determine the amount and terms of any long-term
incentive compensation and whether the performance goals and objectives applicable to any long-term incentive compensation have been met. 
 (e) Legal Fees. The Company shall reimburse the Executive for any legal fees and expenses incurred by the Executive in connection with the review of this Agreement and any documents ancillary
thereto, in an amount not to exceed $15,000. 
 (f) Employee Benefits and Perquisites. During the Employment Term, the
Executive will be entitled to receive all benefits and perquisites of employment generally available to other members of the Company’s senior executive management, upon her satisfaction of the eligibility or participation criteria therefore.
The Company reserves the right to modify employee benefits and perquisites at its discretion. 
 (g) Reimbursement of
Business Expenses. The Company shall pay or reimburse the Executive during the Employment Term or thereafter, in accordance with its normal policies and practices, for all reasonable business expenses incurred by the Executive during the
Employment Term in connection with the performance of her obligations hereunder. The Executive shall produce accounts and vouchers or other reasonable evidence of expenses incurred or payments made by the Executive, all in accordance with the
Company’s regular procedures in effect from time to time and in form suitable to establish the validity and deductibility of such expenses for tax purposes. 
 (h) Withholding Taxes. There shall be deducted and withheld from the Base Salary and all other compensation payable to the Executive during or for the Employment Term any and all amounts required
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 6. Obligations of the Executive During and After Employment. 

(a) The Executive acknowledges and agrees that solely by virtue of her employment by, and relationship with, the Company, she will
acquire “Confidential Information,” as defined in subparagraph (vii) below, as well as special knowledge of the Company’s business and its relationships with its clients and employees, and that, but for her association with the
Company, the Executive will not have had access to said Confidential Information or knowledge of said relationships. The Executive further acknowledges and agrees (1) that the Company has long term relationships with its clients and employees,
and that those relationships were developed at great expense and difficulty to the Company over several years of close and continuing involvement; (2) that the Company’s relationships with its clients and employees are and will continue to
be valuable, special and unique assets of the Company and (3) that the Company has the following protectable interests that are critical to its competitive advantage in the industry and would be of demonstrable value in the hands of a
competitor: Company-specific information concerning revenues, costs, margins, marketing strategies, employees, compensation systems, employee benefits, corporate development plans and opportunities, financial, accounting and corporate governance
systems, and concepts, ideas, and other matters not generally known to the public. The Company acknowledges and agrees that such protectable interests do not include information properly in the public domain, or the generalized knowledge, skills and
know-how possessed by the Executive, whether as a result of her employment or otherwise. In return for the consideration described in this Agreement, the Executive hereby represents, warrants and covenants as follows: 

(i) The Executive has executed and delivered this Agreement as her free and voluntary act, after having determined that the provisions
contained herein are of a material benefit to her, and that the duties and obligations imposed on her hereunder are fair and reasonable and will not prevent her from earning a comparable livelihood following the termination of her employment with
the Company; 
 (ii) The Executive has read and fully understands the terms and conditions set forth herein, has had time to
reflect on and consider the benefits and consequences of entering into this Agreement, and has had the opportunity to review the terms hereof with an attorney or other representative if she so chooses; 

(iii) The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Executive does not conflict with, or result in a breach of or constitute a
default under, any agreement or contract, whether oral or written, to which the Executive is a party or by which the Executive may be bound; 
 (iv) The Executive agrees that, during the time of her employment with the Company and for a period of one year after termination of the Executive’s employment for any reason whatsoever or for no
reason, whether voluntary or involuntary, the Executive will not, except on behalf of the Company, anywhere in North America or in any other place or venue where the Company or any affiliate, subsidiary or division thereof now conducts or operates,
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 (a) directly or indirectly, contact, solicit or direct any person, firm, corporation,
association, or other entity to contact or solicit, any of the Company’s clients or prospective clients (as they are hereinafter defined) for the purpose of selling or distributing or attempting to sell or distribute, any products and/or
services in competition with the Company to its clients. In addition, the Executive will not disclose the identity of any such clients or prospective clients, or any part thereof, to any person, firm, corporation, association, or other entity for
any reason or purpose whatsoever, except to the extent (1) required by any law, regulation or order of any court or regulatory commission, department or agency, provided that the Executive gives prompt notice of such requirement to the Company
to enable the Company to seek an appropriate protective order, or (2) such disclosure is necessary to perform properly the Executive’s duties under this Agreement or to comply with this Agreement; 

(b) directly or indirectly, solicit on her own behalf or on behalf of any other person, the services of any person who is an employee of
the Company, nor solicit any of the Company’s employees to terminate employment with the Company; and 
 (c) act as a
consultant, advisor, officer, manager, agent, director, partner, independent contractor, owner, or employee for or on behalf of any of the Company’s competitors (as hereinafter defined); 

(v) The scope described above is necessary and reasonable in order to protect the Company in the conduct of its business and that, if the
Executive becomes employed by another employer, she shall be required to disclose the existence of this Paragraph 6 to such employer and the Executive hereby consents to and the Company is hereby given permission to disclose the existence of this
Paragraph 6 to such employer; 
 (vi) For purposes of this Paragraph 6, “client” shall be defined as any person, firm,
corporation, association, or entity that purchased any type of product and/or service from the Company or is or was doing business with the Company within the 12-month period immediately preceding termination of the Executive’s employment. For
purposes of this Paragraph 6, “prospective client” shall be defined as any person, firm, corporation, association, or entity contacted or solicited in writing by the Company or that contacted the Company within the 12-month period
immediately preceding the termination of the Executive’s employment for the purpose of having such persons, firms, corporations, associations, or entities become a client of the Company. For purposes of this Paragraph 6, the Company’s
competitors shall include any business that provides consulting services in actual and substantial competition with the Company, including but not limited to FTI Consulting, Inc. Charles River Associates, Inc., Huron Consulting Group, Inc., Berkeley
Research Group, Duff and Phelps Corporation, and any successors to these companies; 
 (vii) Both during her employment and
thereafter she will not, for any reason whatsoever, use for herself or disclose to any person not employed by the Company any “Confidential Information” of the Company acquired by the Executive during her relationship with the Company,
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available to the general public, other than as a result of any act or omission of the Executive, (b) is required to be disclosed by law, regulation or order of any court or regulatory
commission, department or agency, provided that the Executive gives prompt notice of such requirement to the Company to enable the Company to seek an appropriate protective order, or (c) in the Executive’s reasonable judgment, is required
to be disclosed in order to perform properly the Executive’s duties under this Agreement. The Executive further agrees to use Confidential Information solely for the purpose of performing duties with the Company and further agrees not to use
Confidential Information for her own private use or commercial purposes. The Executive agrees that “Confidential Information” includes but is not limited to: (1) any financial, engineering, business, planning, operations, services,
potential services, products, potential products, technical information and/or know-how, organization charts, formulas, business plans, production, purchasing, marketing, pricing, sales, profit, personnel, customer, broker, supplier, or other lists
or information of the Company; (2) any papers, data, records, processes, methods, techniques, systems, models, samples, devices, equipment, compilations, invoices, client lists, or documents of the Company; (3) any confidential information
or trade secrets of any third party provided to the Company in confidence or subject to other use or disclosure restrictions or limitations; and (4) any other information, written, oral, or electronic, whether existing now or at some time in
the future, and whether pertaining to current or future developments, which pertains to the Company’s affairs or interests or with whom or how the Company does business. The Company acknowledges and agrees that Confidential Information does not
include information properly in the public domain, or the generalized knowledge, skills and know-how possessed by the Executive, whether as a result of her employment or otherwise; 

(viii) During her employment, the Executive will not remove from the Company’s premises any documents, records, files, notebooks,
correspondence, reports, video or audio recordings, computer printouts, computer programs, computer software, price lists, microfilm, drawings, or other similar documents containing Confidential Information, including copies thereof, whether
prepared by her or others, except as her duties under this Agreement shall require, and in such cases, will promptly return such items to the Company. Upon termination of her employment with the Company, all such items including summaries or copies
thereof, then in the Executive’s possession, shall be returned to the Company immediately; 
 (ix) All ideas, inventions,
designs, processes, discoveries, enhancements, plans, writings, and other developments or improvements (the “Inventions”) conceived by the Executive, alone or with others, during the term of her employment, whether or not during working
hours, that are within the scope of the Executive’s business operations or that relate to any of the Company’s work or projects (including any and all inventions based wholly or in part upon ideas conceived during the Executive’s
employment with the Company), are the sole and exclusive property of the Company. The Executive further agrees that (1) she will promptly disclose all Inventions to the Company and hereby assigns to the Company all present and future rights she
has or may have in those Inventions, including without limitation those relating to patent, copyright, trademark or trade secrets; and (2) all of the Inventions eligible under the copyright laws are “work made for hire.” At the
request of and without charge to the Company and without cost to the Executive, the Executive will do all things deemed by the Company to be reasonably necessary to perfect title to the Inventions in the Company and to assist in obtaining for the
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 desired by the Company, including but not limited to executing and signing any and all relevant
applications, assignments or other instruments. Notwithstanding the foregoing, pursuant to the Employee Patent Act, Illinois Public Act 83-493, the Company hereby notifies the Executive that the provisions of this subparagraph (ix) shall not
apply to any Inventions for which no equipment, supplies, facility or trade secret information of the Company was used and which were developed entirely on the Executive’s own time, unless (1) the Invention relates (i) to the business
of the Company, or (ii) to actual or demonstrably anticipated research or development of the Company, or (2) the Invention results from any work performed by the Executive for the Company; 

(x) All client lists, supplier lists, and client and supplier information are and shall remain the exclusive property of the Company,
regardless of whether such information was developed, purchased, acquired, or otherwise obtained by the Company or the Executive. The Executive also agrees to furnish to the Company on demand at any time during her employment, and upon the
termination of her employment, any records, notes, computer printouts, computer programs, computer software, price lists, microfilm, or any other documents related to the Company’s business, including originals and copies thereof; 

(xi) The Executive may become aware of “material” nonpublic information relating to clients whose stock is publicly traded. The
Executive acknowledges that she is prohibited by law as well as by Company policy from trading in the shares of such clients while in possession of such information or directly or indirectly disclosing such information to any other persons so that
they may trade in these shares. For purposes of this subparagraph (xi), “material” information may include any information, positive or negative, which might be of significance to an investor in determining whether to purchase, sell or
hold the stock of publicly traded clients. Information may be significant for this purpose even if it would not alone determine the investor’s decision. Examples include a potential business acquisition, internal financial information that
departs in any way from what the market would expect, the acquisition or loss of a major contract, or an important financing transaction. 
 (b) Remedy for Breach. The Executive agrees that in the event of a material breach or threatened material breach of any of the covenants contained in this Paragraph 6, the Company will have the
right and remedy to have such covenants specifically enforced by any court having jurisdiction, it being acknowledged and agreed that any material breach of any of the covenants will cause irreparable injury to the Company and that money damages
will not provide an adequate remedy to the Company. 
 (c) Blue-Penciling. The Executive acknowledges and agrees that the
noncompetition and nonsolicitation provisions contained herein are reasonable and valid in geographic, temporal and subject matter scope and in all other respects, and do not impose limitations greater than are necessary to protect the goodwill,
Confidential Information and other business interests of the Company. Nevertheless, if any court or arbitrator determines that any of said noncompetition and other restrictive covenants and agreements, or any part thereof, is unenforceable because
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 case may be, and, in its reduced form, such provision will then be enforceable to the maximum extent
permitted by applicable law. 
 7. Termination of Employment. 
 (a) Termination as a Result of Death or Disability. The Executive’s employment with the Company shall terminate automatically upon the Executive’s death during the Employment Term. If the
Disability of the Executive has occurred during the Employment Term (pursuant to the definition of “Disability” set forth below), the Company may give to the Executive written notice of its intention to terminate the Executive’s
employment. In such event, the Executive’s employment with the Company shall terminate effective on the 30th day after receipt of such notice by the Company (the “Disability Effective Date”), provided that, within the 30 days after
receipt of notice, the Executive shall not have returned to substantial performance of the Executive’s duties. For purposes of this Agreement, “Disability” shall mean the absence of the Executive from the Executive’s duties with
the Company for 120 consecutive days, or a total of 180 days in any 12-month period, as a result of incapacity due to mental or physical illness which is determined to be total and permanent by a physician jointly selected by the Company and the
Executive or the Executive’s legal representative, or, if the parties cannot agree on the selection of such physician then each shall choose a physician and the two physicians shall jointly select a physician to make such binding determination.

 (b) Termination by the Company for Cause. The Company may terminate the Executive’s employment during the
Employment Term for Cause at any time upon written notice from the Company specifying such Cause and the expiration of the cure period specified below, and thereafter, the Company’s obligations hereunder (other than the obligation to pay any
accrued salary or benefit) shall cease and terminate; provided, however, that such written notice shall not be delivered until after the Company shall have given the Executive written notice specifying the conduct alleged to have constituted such
Cause. The Executive shall have 30 days to cure the matters specified in the notice delivered by the Board (to the extent that such matters are curable). For purposes of this Agreement, “Cause” shall mean the Executive’s willful
misconduct, dishonesty or other willful actions (or willful failures to act) which are materially and demonstrably injurious to the Company, or a material breach by the Executive of one or more terms of this Agreement, which shall include the
Executive’s habitual neglect of the material duties required of her under this Agreement. For purposes of this Paragraph, no act or failure to act on the part of the Executive shall be considered “willful” unless it is done, or
omitted to be done, by the Executive in bad faith or without reasonable belief that the Executive’s action or omission was in the best interests of the Company. Any act, or failure to act, based upon authority given pursuant to a resolution
duly adopted by the Board or based on the advice of counsel for the Company shall be presumed to be done, or omitted to be done, by the Executive in good faith and in the best interests of the Company. In addition, Executive’s employment shall
be deemed to have terminated for Cause if, within six months after the date of Executive’s Separation from Service (as hereinafter defined), based on facts and circumstances discovered after the Executive’s employment has terminated, the
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 (c) Termination by the Executive for Good Reason. The Executive’s employment
with the Company may be terminated by the Executive for Good Reason upon written notice from the Executive specifying such Good Reason and the expiration of the cure period specified below; provided, however, that such written notice shall not be
delivered until after the Executive shall have given the Company written notice specifying the conduct alleged to have constituted such Good Reason which notice shall be provided within 90 days of the initial existence of the circumstances
constituting Good Reason. The Company shall have 30 days to cure the matters specified in the notice delivered to the Board and, if uncured, the Executive must terminate her employment with the Company within six (6) months after the initial
existence of the circumstances constituting Good Reason in order for such termination to be considered to be for Good Reason. For purposes of this Agreement, “Good Reason” shall mean any of the following actions, if taken without the
express written consent of the Executive: (1) a material diminution in the Executive’s Base Salary (excluding a reduction in compensation similarly affecting all or substantially all of the Company’s executive officers); (2) the
removal by the Company of the Executive’s title of Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer or a change such that the Executive no longer reports to the Chief Executive Officer; (3) a material diminution in the Executive’s
authority, duties or responsibilities; (4) relocation of Executive’s base office to an office that is more than 50 miles from Executive’s base office prior to such relocation; or (5) any other action or inaction that constitutes
a material breach by the Company of this Agreement. 
 (d) Termination by the Company Other Than for Cause or Disability or
Termination by the Executive Without Good Reason. The Executive’s employment with the Company may be terminated on written notice at any time during the Employment Term by the Company other than for Cause or Disability or by the Executive
without Good Reason. 
 (e) Notice of Termination. Any termination by the Company for Cause, or by the Executive for Good
Reason, shall be communicated by Notice of Termination to the other party. For purposes of this Agreement, a “Notice of Termination” means a written notice which (1) indicates the specific termination provision in this Agreement
relied upon, (2) to the extent applicable, sets forth in reasonable detail the facts and circumstances claimed to provide a basis for termination of the Executive’s employment under the provision so indicated and (3) specifies the
termination date (which date shall be not more than 45 days after the giving of such notice). The failure by the Executive or the Company to set forth in the Notice of Termination any fact or circumstance which contributes to a showing of Good
Reason or Cause shall not waive any right of the Executive or the Company, respectively, hereunder or preclude the Executive or the Company, respectively, from asserting such fact or circumstance in enforcing the Executive’s or the
Company’s rights hereunder. 
 8. Obligations of the Company upon Termination of Employment. Except as otherwise delayed pursuant to
Paragraph 11 relating to the application of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”) to Specified Employees (as defined herein), the following provisions shall apply: 

(a) Termination by the Company Other Than for Cause, Death or Disability or by the Executive for Good Reason. If, during the
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 “Separation from Service” within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code (a
“Separation from Service”) by reason of (i) the Company’s termination of the Executive’s employment other than for Cause, death or Disability or (ii) the Executive’s resignation from employment for Good Reason,
then: 
 (1) the Company shall pay to the Executive in a lump sum in cash within sixty (60) days after the
date of Separation from Service (or, in the event any amounts due cannot be determined within this period, as soon thereafter as is practicable in accordance with U.S. Treasury Regulation § 1.409A-3(d), relating to administrative delays)
and subject to the Executive’s execution and non-revocation of a General Release and Waiver Agreement in a form reasonably acceptable to the Company (“General Release and Waiver Agreement”), an amount equal to 1.0 times the sum of
(i) the Executive’s then current Base Salary (which, in the case of termination by Executive for Good Reason pursuant to clause (1) of Paragraph 7(c) above, shall be the Base Salary in effect immediately prior to the reduction in Base
Salary giving rise to the right to terminate for Good Reason pursuant to such clause) plus (ii) the average of her annual bonuses for the three most recently completed years (or such shorter period if employed for less than three years) prior
to the date of Separation from Service or Executive’s target bonus amount if the Executive’s Separation from Service takes place prior to date on which Executive is eligible to receive her first annual bonus hereunder; 

(2) the Company shall pay to the Executive, (i) to the extent earned but not yet paid, her
annual bonus for the year preceding the year in which the date of Separation from Service occurs in an amount determined by the Committee and subject to the terms and conditions of the Company’s annual bonus or incentive plan as then in effect
and (ii) a prorated annual bonus for the year in which Separation from Service occurs, each payable in a lump sum in cash within sixty (60) days after the date of Separation from Service (or as soon thereafter as is practicable, but in no
event later than the March 15th occurring immediately
following the year in which such Separation from Service occurs). The prorated annual bonus shall be determined based on an estimate of the Company and individual performance against the applicable performance goals for the period before the date of
Separation from Service, as determined by the Committee, and the terms and conditions of the Company’s annual bonus or incentive plan as then in effect, and prorated to reflect the number of days out of 365 during which the Executive was
employed by Company during the year of the Separation from Service, including the date of Separation from Service; provided that the estimate of Company performance for the period before the date of Separation from Service shall be reconciled with
actual performance after the year of Separation from Service and the Committee shall make any necessary adjustment in the amount payable; provided, further, in the event of any underpayment/overpayment based on such reconciliation, the Company shall
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 (3) the Company shall pay to the Executive after the date of Separation
from Service on a monthly basis an amount equal to the monthly amount of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (“COBRA”) continuation coverage premium for such month, at the same level and cost to the Executive as
immediately preceding the date of Separation from Service, under the Company group medical plan in which she participated immediately preceding the date of Separation from Service, less the amount of the Executive’s portion of such monthly
premium as in effect immediately preceding the date of Separation from Service, until the earlier of (A) 12 months after the date of Separation from Service; or (B) the Executive and her family have become eligible for substantially
similar healthcare coverage or become entitled to Medicare coverage; and 
 (4) The provisions of this
subparagraph 8(a) shall not affect any rights of the Executive under the Company’s benefit plans or programs. 
 (b) Termination due to Death or Disability of the Executive. If, during the Employment Term, the Executive incurs a Separation from Service by reason of (i) the Executive’s death, or
(ii) the Company’s termination of the Executive’s employment due to the Executive’s Disability, then the Company shall pay to the Executive, (1) to the extent earned but not yet paid, her annual bonus for the year preceding
the year in which the date of Separation from Service occurs in an amount determined by the Committee and subject to the terms and conditions of the Company’s annual bonus or incentive plan as then in effect and (2) a prorated annual bonus
for the year in which Separation from Service occurs, each payable in a lump sum in cash within sixty (60) days after the date of Separation from Service (or as soon thereafter as is practicable, but in no event later than the
March 15th occurring immediately following the year
in which such Separation from Service occurs). The prorated annual bonus shall be determined based on an estimate of the Company and individual performance against the applicable performance goals for the period before the date of Separation from
Service, as determined by the Committee, and the terms and conditions of the Company’s annual bonus or incentive plan as then in effect, and prorated to reflect the number of days out of 365 during which the Executive was employed by Company
during the year of the Separation from Service, including the date of Separation from Service; provided that the estimate of Company performance for the period before the date of Separation from Service shall be reconciled with actual performance
after the year of Separation from Service and the Committee shall make any necessary adjustment in the amount payable; provided, further, in the event of any underpayment/overpayment based on such reconciliation, the Company shall promptly pay to
the Executive the amount of any underpayment or the Executive shall promptly pay to the Company the amount of any overpayment, as the case may be. 
 (c) Termination by the Company for Cause or by the Executive other than for Good Reason. If, during the Employment Term, the Executive incurs a Separation from Service by reason of (i) the
Company’s termination of the Executive’s employment for Cause, or (ii) the Executive’s resignation, excluding a resignation by her for Good Reason, then the Company shall have no further obligation to the Executive other than the
obligation to pay to the Executive (A) her Base Salary through the date of Separation from Service and (B) any other compensation and benefits due to the Executive in accordance with this Agreement or any other plan or arrangement, in each
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 (d) Termination following Change of Control. If (i) during the one-year
period following a Change of Control, the Executive incurs a Separation from Service by reason of (1) the Company’s termination of the Executive’s employment other than for Cause, death or Disability or (2) the Executive’s
resignation from employment for Good Reason, or (ii) during the six-month period preceding a Change of Control, the Company terminates the Executive’s employment other than for Cause, death or Disability, in anticipation of a Change of
Control transaction that the Board is actively considering at the time of such termination of employment and that is ultimately consummated, then: 
 (1) the Company shall pay to the Executive in a lump sum in cash within sixty (60) days after the date of Separation from Service (or, in the event any amounts due cannot be determined within this
period, as soon thereafter as is practicable in accordance with U.S. Treasury Regulation § 1.409A-3(d), relating to administrative delay) and subject to the Executive’s execution and non-revocation of a General Release and Waiver
Agreement, an amount equal to two times the sum of (a) the Executive’s Base Salary as of the date of the Change of Control (which, in the case of termination by Executive for Good Reason pursuant to clause (1) of Paragraph 7(c) above,
shall be the Base Salary in effect immediately prior to the reduction in Base Salary giving rise to the right to terminate for Good Reason pursuant to such clause) plus (b) the average of her annual bonuses for the three most recently completed
years (or such shorter period if employed for less than three years) prior to the date of the Change of Control or Executive’s target bonus amount if the Executive’s Separation from Service takes place prior to the date on which Executive
is eligible to receive her first annual bonus hereunder; provided that, if the Company terminates the Executive’s employment, other than for Cause, death or Disability, in anticipation of a Change of Control transaction that the Board is
actively considering, payments shall be made under Paragraph 8(a) above within sixty (60) days after the date of Separation from Service and the additional one (1.0) times payment provided for under this Paragraph 8(d)(1) shall be made
within sixty (60) days after the date the Change of Control is ultimately consummated; 

(2) the Company shall pay to the Executive, to the extent earned but not yet paid, her annual bonus
for the year preceding the year in which the date of Separation from Service occurred in an amount determined by the Committee and subject to the terms and conditions of the Company’s annual bonus or incentive plan as then in effect, payable in
a lump sum in cash within sixty (60) days after the date of Separation from Service (or as soon thereafter as is practicable, but in no event later than the March 15th occurring immediately following the year in which such Separation from Service occurs); 

(3) the Company shall pay to the Executive a prorated annual bonus for the year in which termination
occurs, payable in a lump sum in cash within sixty (60) days after the date of Separation from Service (or as soon thereafter as is practicable, but in no event later than the
March 15th occurring immediately following the year
in which such Separation from Service occurs) based on an estimate of Company and individual performance against the applicable performance goals for the period before the date of Separation from Service, as determined by the Committee, and the
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 and conditions of the Company’s annual bonus or incentive plan as then in effect,
and prorated to reflect the number of days out of 365 during which the Executive was employed by Company during the year the Separation from Service occurred, including the date of Separation from Service; provided that the estimate of Company
performance for the period before the date of Separation from Service shall be reconciled with actual performance after the year of Separation from Service and the Committee shall make any necessary adjustment in the amount payable; provided,
further in the event of an underpayment/overpayment based on such reconciliation, the Company shall promptly pay to the Executive the amount of any underpayment or the Executive shall promptly pay to the Company the amount of any overpayment, as the
case may be; 
 (4) the Company shall pay to the Executive after the date of Separation from Service on a monthly
basis an amount equal to the monthly amount of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (“COBRA”) continuation coverage premium for such month, at the same level and cost to the Executive as immediately preceding the date
of Separation from Service, under the Company group medical plan in which she participated immediately preceding the date of Separation from Service, less the amount of the Executive’s portion of such monthly premium as in effect immediately
preceding the date of Separation from Service, until the earlier of (A) 12 months after the date of Separation from Service; or (B) the Executive and her family have become eligible for other substantially similar healthcare coverage or
become entitled to Medicare coverage; 
 (5) the provisions of this Paragraph 8(d) shall not affect any rights of
the Executive under the Company’s benefit plans or programs; 
 (6) the payments and benefits under this
Paragraph 8(d) shall be in lieu of any payments and benefits under Paragraphs 8(a) or (b) above and any payments or benefits received pursuant to Paragraphs 8(a) or (b) shall reduce the payments and benefits provided for under this
Paragraph 8(d); 
 (7) For the purpose of this Agreement, a “Change of Control” shall have been deemed
to have occurred if at any time during the Employment Term: 
 (i) the Company sells or otherwise disposes in an
arms length transaction assets of the Company having a fair market value of at least 60% of the fair market value of the total assets of the Company and its subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, or the Company sells or otherwise disposes of a
majority of the equity ownership or voting control of any member of any corporation or other entity holding substantially all of the assets of the Company, in a single transaction or series of related transactions; or 

(ii) acquisition by (A) any individual, entity or group (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2) of
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 outstanding immediately after such acquisition (the “Company Common Stock”) or
(2) the combined voting power of the voting securities of the Company entitled to vote generally in the election of directors outstanding immediately after such acquisition (the “Company Voting Securities”); provided, however, that
for purposes of this subparagraph (ii) the following acquisitions of securities shall not constitute or be included when determining whether there has been a Change of Control: (1) any acquisition by the Company, or (2) any
acquisition by any employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by the Company or any corporation controlled by the Company; or 
 (iii) consummation of a reorganization, merger or consolidation or the sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company, or the acquisition of the assets of another
corporation by the Company (in each case, a “Business Combination”), unless, following any such Business Combination, (A) all or substantially all of the individuals and entities who were the beneficial owners, respectively, of the
Company Common Stock and Company Voting Securities outstanding immediately prior to such Business Combination beneficially own, directly or indirectly, more than 60% of, respectively, the then outstanding shares of common stock or the combined
voting power of the then outstanding voting securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, as the case may be, of the corporation resulting from such Business Combination (including, without limitation, a corporation which, as a
result of such transaction, owns the Company or all or substantially all of the Company’s assets either directly or through one or more subsidiaries) in substantially the same proportions as their ownership, immediately prior to such Business
Combination, of the Company Common Stock and Company Voting Securities outstanding, as the case may be, (B) no Person (excluding any corporation resulting from such Business Combination or any employee benefit plan or related trust of the
Company or any corporation resulting from such Business Combination) beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, 50% or more of, respectively, the then outstanding shares of common stock of the corporation resulting from such Business Combination or
the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of such corporation except to the extent that such ownership existed prior to the Business Combination and (C) at least a majority of the members of the board of directors of
the corporation resulting from such Business Combination were members of the Board at the time of the execution of the initial agreement, or of the action of the Board, providing for such Business Combination. 

(e) No Mitigation or Offset. Payments and benefits under Paragraphs 7 and 8 shall not be subject to mitigation or offset for
compensation or benefits received due to future employment obtained by the Executive. 
 (f) Other Benefits Upon
Termination. Subject to the foregoing, the Executive’s participation in (if any) and rights under (if any) any Company employee benefit plans and programs upon and after any termination of the Executive’s employment by either party for
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 (g) Release. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the payments and
benefits under Paragraph 8 shall only be payable if the Executive (or her estate or legal representative in the event such payments and benefits are payable as a result of Executive’s death) executes and delivers to the Company, and does not
revoke, a General Release and Waiver Agreement, which releases the Company, its subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, directors, employees, agents, benefit plans, fiduciaries and their insurers, successors, and assigns of any and all claims of the
Executive under this Agreement or related to or arising out of the Executive’s employment hereunder, occurring up to the release date, which the Company shall present to the Executive within twenty-one (21) calendar days after the date of
Executive’s Separation from Service. Payment of the amounts described in Paragraph 8 shall commence no earlier than eight (8) days following the date on which the Executive (or her estate or legal representative, as the case may be)
delivers to the Company (and does not revoke) an executed and enforceable General Release and Waiver Agreement as described herein. To the extent any payment conditioned on the Executive’s execution of a release constitutes nonqualified
deferred compensation within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code , if the date of Executive’s Separation from Service occurs in one taxable year and the sixty (60) days payment period of Paragraphs 8(a), (b) and
(c) above ends in a second taxable year, the Company shall make payments in the second taxable year, subject to this Paragraph 8(g). 

9. Golden Parachute Provision. 
 In the event that in the opinion of tax counsel selected by the Executive and compensated by the Company (“Executive’s Tax Counsel”), a payment or benefit received or to be received by the
Executive following her Separation from Service (whether pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or any other plan, arrangement or agreement with the Company or any of its subsidiaries, affiliates or divisions) (collectively, with the payments
provided for in the foregoing provisions of Paragraph 8, the “Post Termination Payments”) would be subject to excise tax (in whole or in part) as a result of Section 280G of the Code, and as a result of such excise tax, the net amount
of Post Termination Payments retained by the Executive (taking into account federal and state income taxes and such excise tax) would be less than the net amount of Post Termination Payments retained by the Executive (taking into account federal and
state income taxes) if the Post Termination Payments were reduced or eliminated as described in this Paragraph 9, then the Post Termination Payments shall be reduced or eliminated until no portion of the Post Termination Payments is subject to
excise tax, or the Post Termination Payments are reduced to zero. For purposes of this limitation (i) no portion of the Post Termination Payments the receipt or enjoyment of which the Executive shall have waived in writing prior to the date of
payment following termination of the Post Termination Payments shall be taken into account, (ii) no portion of the Post Termination Payments shall be taken into account which in the opinion of Executive’s Tax Counsel does not constitute a
“parachute payment” within the meaning of Section 280G(b)(2) of the Code, (iii) the Post Termination Payments shall be reduced only to the extent necessary so that the Post Termination Payments (other than those referred to in
clauses (i) and (ii)) in their entirety constitute reasonable compensation for services actually rendered within the meaning of Section 280G(b)(4) of the Code or are otherwise not subject to excise tax, in the opinion of Executive’s
Tax Counsel, and (iv) the value of any non-cash benefit and all deferred payments and benefits included in the Post Termination Payments shall be determined by the mutual agreement of the Company and the Executive in accordance with the
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 Sections 280G(d)(3) and (4) of the Code. In the event that the Post Termination Payments shall be
reduced pursuant to this Paragraph, then such reduced payment shall be determined by reducing the Post Termination Payments otherwise payable to the Executive in the following order: (i) by reducing the cash severance payment due under
Paragraph 8; (ii) by eliminating the acceleration of vesting of any stock options (and if there is more than one option award so outstanding, then the acceleration of the vesting of the stock option with the highest exercise price shall be
reduced first and so on); and (iii) by reducing the payments of any restricted stock, restricted stock units, performance awards or similar equity-based awards that have been awarded to the Executive by the Company (and if there be more than
one such award held by the Executive, by reducing the awards in the reverse order of the date of their award, with the oldest award reduced first and the most-recently awarded reduced last). 
 10. Governing Law; Arbitration; Jurisdiction; Attorneys’ Fees. 
 This
Agreement is made and entered into and will be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of and before the courts of the State of Illinois. The Company and the Executive agree that any dispute regarding this Agreement that cannot be
resolved amicably by the parties, will be submitted to arbitration within 60 days of the date the dispute arose and will be resolved in accordance with Employment Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association then in effect. The
arbitrator will be mutually selected by the parties or in the event the parties cannot mutually agree, then appointed by the American Arbitration Association. Any arbitration will be held in Chicago, Illinois and the arbitrator will apply Illinois
law. Judgment upon any award rendered by the arbitrator will be final and binding and may be entered in any court of competent jurisdiction. The Company will have the absolute right to seek equitable remedies in any state court of competent
jurisdiction in the State of Illinois, County of Cook, or in a United States District Court in the State of Illinois pursuant to Paragraph 6(b) hereof. The parties shall be responsible for their own costs and expenses under this Paragraph 10;
provided, however, all costs, fees and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees associated with such arbitration and court action to enforce judgment upon any award made by an arbitrator) shall be borne by the Company if the Executive
prevails. 
 11. Section 409A of the Code. 
 (a) This Agreement is intended to meet the requirements of Section 409A of the Code, and shall be interpreted and construed consistent with that intent. The payments to Executive pursuant to this
Agreement are also intended to be exempt from Section 409A of the Code to the maximum extent possible, under either the separation pay exemption pursuant to Treasury regulation §1.409A-1(b)(9)(iii) or as short-term deferrals pursuant to
Treasury regulation §1.409A-1(b)(4), and any installment paid to Executive under this Agreement shall be considered a separate payment. In the event the terms of this Agreement would subject Executive to taxes or penalties under
Section 409A of the Code (“409A Penalties”), the Company and Executive shall cooperate diligently to amend the terms of the Agreement to avoid such 409A Penalties, to the extent possible; provided that in no event shall
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 (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, to the extent that the right
to any payment (including the provision of benefits) hereunder provides for the “deferral of compensation” within the meaning of Section 409A(d)(1) of the Code, the payment shall be paid (or provided) in accordance with the following:

 (i) If the Executive is a “specified employee” within the meaning of Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i)
of the Code on the date of the Executive’s Separation from Service (the “Separation Date”), then no such payment shall be made during the period beginning on the Separation Date and ending on the date that is six months following the
Separation Date or, if earlier, on the date of the Executive’s death, if the earlier making of such payment would result in tax penalties being imposed on the Executive under Section 409A of the Code. The amount of any payment that would
otherwise be paid to the Executive during this period shall instead be paid, with interest at the rate of 5% per annum, to the Executive on the first business day following the date that is six months following the Separation Date or, if
earlier, the date of the Executive’s death. 
 (ii) Payments with respect to reimbursements of all expenses
pursuant to this Agreement shall be made promptly, but in any event on or before the last day of the calendar year following the calendar year in which the relevant expense is incurred. The amount of expenses eligible for reimbursement, or in-kind
benefit provided, during a calendar year may not affect the expenses eligible for reimbursement, or in-kind benefit to provided, in any other calendar year and the Executive’s right to such reimbursement or in-kind benefits may not be
liquidated or exchanged for any other benefit. 
 The Executive hereby agrees that the Company may, without further consent from the Executive,
make any and all changes to this Agreement as may be necessary or appropriate to avoid the imposition of penalties on the Executive pursuant to Section 409A of the Code, while not substantially reducing the aggregate value to the Executive of
the payments and benefits to, or otherwise adversely affecting the rights of, the Executive under this Agreement. 
 12. Miscellaneous.

 (a) Entire Agreement. This Agreement (and any Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement executed pursuant to the LTIP)
constitutes the entire agreement between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes any and all previous agreements, written or oral, regarding the subject matter hereof between the parties hereto. Except as
otherwise provided for in Paragraphs 6(c), 11 or 12(e) of this Agreement, this Agreement shall not be modified or amended, except by a written agreement signed by the parties hereto. 

(b) Notices. All notices, requests, demands and other communications required or permitted to be given or made under this
Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been given if delivered by hand, sent by generally recognized overnight courier service, telex or telecopy with confirmation of receipt, or mail: 

  
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	 	(i)    	to the Company: 

 Navigant
Consulting, Inc. 
 Attn: Chief Executive Officer 
 30 S. Wacker Drive, Suite 3550 
 Chicago, Illinois 60606 

 

	 	(ii)    	to the Executive: 

 Lucinda M.
Baier 
 547 North Mayflower Road 
 Lake Forest, Illinois 60045 
 or to such other address as either party shall have furnished to the
other in writing in accordance herewith. Notice and communications will be effective when actually received by the addressee. 

(c) Indemnification. The Company agrees that if the Executive is made a party, or is threatened to be made a party, to any action,
suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (a “Proceeding”), by reason of the fact that she is or was a director, officer or employee of the Company or is or was serving at the request of the Company as a
director, officer, member, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, including service with respect to employee benefit plans, whether or not the basis of such Proceeding is the Executive’s
alleged action in an official capacity while serving as a director, officer, member, employee or agent, the Executive shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Company to the fullest extent legally permitted or authorized by the Company’s
certificate of incorporation or bylaws or resolutions of the Board or, if greater, by the laws of the State of Delaware, against all cost, expense, liability and loss (including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees, judgments, fines, ERISA
Excise Taxes or other liabilities or penalties and amounts paid or to be paid in settlement) reasonably incurred or suffered by the Executive in connection therewith, and such indemnification shall continue as to the Executive even if she has ceased
to be a director, member, employee or agent of the Company or other entity, with respect to acts or omissions which occurred prior to her cessation of employment with the Company, and shall inure to the benefit of the Executive’s heirs,
executors and administrators. The Company shall advance to the Executive all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by her in connection with a Proceeding within 20 calendar days after receipt by the Company of a written request, for such advance.
Such request shall include an undertaking by the Executive to repay the amount of such advance if it shall ultimately be determined that she is not entitled to be indemnified against such costs and expenses. 

Neither the failure of the Company (including its Board, independent legal counsel or stockholders) to have made a determination prior to
the commencement of any proceeding concerning payment of amounts claimed by the Executive under Paragraph 12(c) above that indemnification of the Executive is proper because she has met the applicable standard of conduct, nor a determination by the
Company (including its Board, independent legal counsel or stockholders) that the Executive has not met such applicable standard of conduct, shall create a presumption that the Executive has not met the applicable standard of conduct. 

  
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 The Company agrees to maintain during the Employment Term and thereafter one or more
directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies covering the Executive with the same terms and aggregate limits of liability as apply to the Company’s other senior executive officers. 

(d) Successors. This Agreement is personal to the Executive and without the prior written consent of the Company it shall not be
assignable by the Executive otherwise than by will or the laws of descent and distribution. This Agreement will inure to the benefit of and be enforceable against the Executive’s legal representatives. This Agreement will inure to the benefit
of and be binding upon the Company and its successors and assigns. The Company will require any successor (whether direct or indirect, by purchase, merger, consolidation, share exchange or otherwise) to all or substantially all of the business
and/or assets of the Company to assume expressly and agree to perform this Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent that the Company would be required to perform it if no such succession had taken place. For purposes of this Agreement,
the term “Company” means the Company as hereinbefore defined and any successor to its business and/or assets as aforesaid which assumes and agrees to perform this Agreement by operation of law, or otherwise. 

(e) Severability. If any provision of this Agreement is held invalid or unenforceable, either in its entirety or by virtue of its
scope or application to given circumstances, such provision will thereupon be deemed modified only to the extent necessary to render such provision valid, or not applicable to given circumstances, or excised from this Agreement, as the situation may
require, and this Agreement will be construed and enforced as if such provision had been included herein as so modified in scope or application, or had not been included herein, as the case may be. Should this Agreement, or any one or more of the
provisions hereof, be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable within any governmental jurisdiction or subdivision thereof, the Agreement or any such provision or provisions will not as a consequence thereof be deemed to be invalid, illegal or
unenforceable in any other governmental jurisdiction or subdivision thereof. 
 (f) Waiver. The Executive’s or the
Company’s failure to insist upon strict compliance with any provision of this Agreement or the failure to assert any right the Executive or the Company may have hereunder, will not be deemed to be a waiver of such provision or right or any
other provision or right of this Agreement. 
 (g) Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two counterparts, each
of which will be deemed an original and both of which taken together will constitute a single instrument. 
 (signature page
follows) 

  
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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the day and year
first above written. 
  

	
	 /s/ Lucinda M. Baier

	Lucinda M. Baier

  

			
	 Navigant Consulting, Inc.

		
	By:	 	 /s/ Julie M. Howard

		 	Julie M. Howard
		 	Chief Executive Officer

  
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