Paul Finkle

Paul holds degrees in both economics and psychology. Over his 30-year career in management consulting, Paul has served as a senior advisor to thousands of entrepreneurial employers and personally participated as a founder in seven start-up businesses. Paul has a strong background in labor relations having negotiated in excess of 300 labor contracts on behalf of management. Paul is currently co-chair of an employee health benefits trust, and frequently serves as an expert witness in complex employment litigation. Paul has presented numerous seminars, written extensively in the field and has lectured at many universities including a regular guest lecture series at the Stanford Graduate School of Business. Paul has served on the small business committee of the U. S. Chamber of Commerce. He currently serves  on the board of The Consortium for Children as well as the advisory boards of several client companies.

Malcolm Whyte

Malcolm has over 25 years of business experience in a broad range of operating and human resources management roles. On the operating side, his experience ranges from the establishment of start-up companies, to a variety of corporate management positions within Berkshire Hathaway and DuPont. Malcolm co-founded SharedHR and oversaw the development of a suite of web-based, innovative HR applications. Malcolm’s consulting practice provides clients solutions in the areas of interim HR executive management, compensation, organization design, recruiting, and employee development. In his role as an outsourced executive, Malcolm served as Vice President of HR for a 400-employee workers’ compensation organization with offices in San Francisco, Pasadena, and San Diego.

Bill Horst

Bill has 20 years of entrepreneurial experience specializing in high growth technology and consulting companies, plus a strong track record in direct and channel sales. His achievements include building new sales organizations and establishing rapid sales traction at both start-ups as well as established companies. At SharedHR, Bill is responsible for leading all sales and marketing strategies and initiatives. Prior to SharedHR, he held senior sales and management positions at Intelladon, Taleo, Learn.com, LionBridge Technologies, SkillSoft, and DigitalThink. He currently sits on the Board of Directors for Big Brothers Big Sisters North Bay.

Saul Macias

Saul has more than 20 years of HR experience managing strategic projects including Organization Development and Design, Performance Management, HRIS vendor selection and implementation, Organizational Culture, Recruiting and On-Boarding, Succession Planning, and Employee Relations. Prior to joining SharedHR, Saul was Director of Human Resources at the Stupski Foundation, one of the country’s most influential foundations in the k-12 education space. Before that he served in various HR leadership roles at the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, one of the country’s largest private foundations. Saul also worked as a manager of organization development for Scient, an eBusiness consulting firm. Saul received his B.A. in Sociology from Pomona College and an M.B.A. from University of San Francisco. He is currently Chair of the Board of Directors for the Northern California Human Resources Association and an advisory Board Member of San Francisco Education Fund. Saul is fluent in Spanish and English.

James Sherman is an experienced financial executive with strong operational experience in mid-sized companies.  Following two decades of merchant banking experience in Chicago, London, Sydney, Los Angeles, and San Francisco, he has served as CFO and COO of public and private companies.  He now heads a private consulting practice that advises operating companies on efficiency measures, organizational and marketing strategies, and financings of debt and equity. James has served on both public and private boards, as well as actively guiding multiple philanthropic organizations. James graduated from the University of California at Berkeley.  The father of three adult children, he resides in Marin County with his wife of twenty-eight years and two Labradors.

Tori Peterson is founder of Peterson Marketing, specializing in business and marketing strategy development, customizing her approach to fit the specific needs of her clients. She has provided strategic business services including business and marketing strategy development, alliance programs, new business development, and new product development to consumer products companies, web-based service companies, enterprise software companies, and a philanthropic venture fund.  Her strengths lie in her results-orientation, her planning and organizing skills, her strategic mindset, and her general enthusiasm.Prior to founding Peterson Consulting, Tori spent nine years in brand management and business development at The Clorox Company where she managed established products, as well as new products and new food segments for Hidden Valley Ranch and K.C. Masterpiece.  She pioneered the Licensing/Alliance Programs for the Food, Kingsford, and ArmorAll Divisions.  Tori holds an undergraduate degree from Stanford University, and an MBA from Harvard Business School.