Paul Sarvadi

PAUL SARVADI is the chairman and chief executive officer of Insperity. Paul attended Rice University and the University of Houston before following his entrepreneurial instincts and starting and operating several small businesses prior to co-founding Insperity in 1986. He played a major role in establishing a new industry—outsourcing the HR function—and served as president of the National Association of Professional Employer Organizations. He brings substantial business and operational experience, including an extensive knowledge of sales and marketing, customer relationships, and issues affecting small- to medium-sized businesses. He led Insperity through a public offering on to the New York Stock Exchange in 1997 and has continued as the company’s CEO for more than twenty years. Paul was recognized as the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year in the service category in 2001 and was inducted into the Texas Business Hall of Fame 2007.