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New Boss at Accounting Firm RSM Itching to Grow

RSM US LLP named Paul Short as its new managing partner for its Irvine office.

Short replaced Gretchen Valentine, who is now leading the company’s tax consultancy practice for the west region and who will continue working in the Irvine office.

RSM, which had 157 employees at its Irvine office as of June, is looking to hire “talent at every function at every level,” Short said in an interview. He’s aiming for the firm, which ranked eighth among accounting firms in Orange County by employee size, to be among the top four.

“I’m a growth-oriented, market-facing guy,” Short said. “My goal is to absolutely dominate this marketplace.”

Short said he sees a big opportunity among mid-market companies with revenue between $50 million to $1 billion.

Short, who joined RSM last year, previously spent 23 years at KPMG LLP.

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Peter J. Brennan
Peter J. Brennan
With four decades of experience in journalism, Peter J. Brennan has built a career that spans diverse news topics and global coverage. From reporting on wars, narcotics trafficking, and natural disasters to analyzing business and financial markets, Peter’s work reflects a commitment to impactful storytelling. Peter’s association with the Orange County Business Journal began in 1997, where he worked until 2000 before moving to Bloomberg News. During his 15 years at Bloomberg, his reporting often influenced financial markets, with headlines and articles moving the market caps of major companies by hundreds of millions of dollars. In 2017, Peter returned to the Orange County Business Journal as Financial Editor, bringing his heavy business industry expertise. Over the years, he advanced to Executive Editor and, in 2024, was named Editor-in-Chief. Peter’s work has been featured in prestigious publications such as The New York Times and The Washington Post, and he has appeared on CNN, CBC, BBC, and Bloomberg TV. A Kiplinger Fellowship recipient at The Ohio State University, he leads the Business Journal with a dedication to uncovering stories that matter and shaping the local business community and beyond.
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