Vinod Kumar Sharma

Vinod Kumar Sharma is the Founding Principal, President, and Chief Executive Officer of JSR Hospitality. Since founding the company in 2001, he has led its strategic vision, growth initiatives, and operational excellence, transforming it into a dynamic and expanding hospitality enterprise.

As Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Sharma provides overall corporate leadership, directing long-term strategy, capital allocation, acquisitions, and development initiatives. He oversees portfolio performance across all assets while establishing the operational standards and financial discipline that drive sustained profitability and brand strength.

With deep expertise in hospitality investment and asset management, Mr. Sharma plays an integral role in sourcing and executing acquisitions, structuring development projects, and cultivating key industry partnerships. His executive leadership continues to position JSR Hospitality for disciplined expansion, operational distinction, and long-term value creation.

Paras Sharma

Paras Sharma serves as Vice President of Finance at JSR Hospitality Management, where he plays a pivotal role in driving the company’s strategic growth and financial performance. He leads acquisition efforts for JSR and its partners, identifying and evaluating new investment opportunities while overseeing due diligence and financial structuring. Paras is actively involved in the design and entitlement phases of development, collaborating closely with architects, engineers, franchise partners, and government officials to ensure successful project execution.

His expertise spans the full asset lifecycle, including renovations, conversions, acquisitions, and ongoing asset management, ensuring each property achieves operational excellence and long-term value. Paras oversees all financial operations at JSR, safeguarding owner and partner investments through disciplined financial management and strategic oversight.

Prior to joining JSR, Paras served as Development Manager at Thompson Builders Corporation, where he worked alongside the CFO to achieve financial objectives across multiple development projects.

Paras holds a degree from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo.

Khatera Matthes

Khatera Matthes serves as Corporate Director of Human Resources at JSR Hospitality Management, where she leads HR strategy, talent management, employee relations, compliance, and workforce initiatives across the company’s growing hotel portfolio. She partners closely with executive leadership to support organizational growth, strengthen workplace culture, and build high-performing teams.

With more than 15 years of leadership experience spanning hospitality, staffing, federal contracting, and military support operations, Khatera has led recruitment, labor and employee relations, compliance programs, training initiatives, and workforce planning for organizations ranging from large federal contractors to multi-property hospitality operations.

Prior to joining JSR, Khatera held leadership roles within the staffing industry, overseeing human resources and operations for workforces of more than 200 employees across multiple client locations. Her experience includes talent acquisition, workforce development, compliance management, employee engagement, and operational support in fast-paced, growth-focused environments.

Earlier in her career, Khatera spent more than a decade supporting military and civilian personnel operations at the U.S. Army National Training Center at Fort Irwin, California, where she gained extensive experience in workforce administration, training, operational planning, and personnel management while supporting mission-critical operations.

Khatera holds the SHRM-CP designation and is recognized for her practical, results-driven leadership approach, employee relations expertise, and ability to develop strong teams, foster positive workplace cultures, and align human resources strategies with organizational objectives.