About Us

Leadership Team

Paul S. Finkle, SPHR, CMC
President and CEO
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 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 as the Chair of the Advisory Committee of UCSF Global Health Sciences Dinner Club Series, and serves on the board of The Consortium for Children as well as the advisory boards of several client companies.


Malcolm Whyte, SPHR
Executive Vice President/Principal
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 a technology firm that delivered HR applications and services over the web, in which he initiated and oversaw the development of a suite of innovative HR applications now being built by SharedHR. Malcolm's 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.

Malcolm oversees the design and technical integration of HR and management consulting work products in order to develop practical applications and tools for our clients.

Jenelle Ring, SPHR
Director of Client Services
Jenelle has over 15 years of operational and management experience in a variety of industries. Over the last 12 years, she has applied this experience as a human resources practitioner.  Prior to joining SharedHR in 2003, she worked for a company that grew from 65 employees in 4 states to over 400 employees in over 33 states within a one-year timeframe.  During this time, Jenelle managed the development and implementation of the HR policies and programs necessary to support such growth. Jenelle has also worked in technical capacities, where she has implemented and administered a variety of database and software applications. Jenelle's industry experience includes the High-tech R&D, Finance, Manufacturing/Wholesale, and Retail.