About Paul
Paul Wolfe is a Human First Leadership Advocate who champions the development of workplace cultures built on authentic connection, shared vulnerability, and purpose-led performance.
Paul’s Story
Paul came to this mission from a resume of over two decades as an HR executive and his lived experience of seeking to show up and view others as human beings first before the titles they are given or choose.
Paul is a board member at Payscale and an HR Venture Advisor for SemperVirens Venture Capital. He is also the host of the 52 Humans vlogcast, a live weekly video podcast on the human side of workplace experiences, and published his first book in March 2023, “Human Beings First - Practices for Empathetic, Expressive Leadership.” Paul spends much of his time speaking to and leading workshops for organizations, companies, and teams on various topics in HR and leadership.
Prior to his current endeavors, he served as the inaugural SVP/Head of Human Resources for Indeed, the world’s #1 job site. During his almost 8 years at Indeed, he helped the company grow from hundreds of employees to over 12,000. While this rapid growth was happening, Paul was laser focused on culture; employee engagement; diversity, inclusion, and belonging; and employee growth and development. From March 2020 through the end of 2021, he helped the organization navigate COVID-19 with the primary focus being the health and safety of Indeed’s employees.
During this period, Paul embraced the concept of "Human First Leadership," choosing to share his personal challenges with mental health during the pandemic in his weekly updates to his more than 10,000 coworkers. His vulnerability sparked a cascade of support and shared experiences from others. Inspired by this collective openness, Paul made the decision to leave Indeed and dedicate the next chapter of his life to integrating this ethos into the culture of leading organizations today.
Prior to his role at Indeed, he served as Vice President, Senior Vice President, and Chief HR Officer at a number of well-known companies, including Match.com, Ticketmaster, Orbitz and Condé Nast. He has a bachelor of science degree from Nova Southeastern University and lives with his husband and their three dogs in New York.
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“It is better to lead from behind and to put others in front, especially when you celebrate victory. You take the front line when there is danger. Then people will appreciate your leadership.”
Nelson Mandela
