Paul has enjoyed a long career in international business and economic development.   Currently the VP of Global Business & Strategic Initiatives for the San Diego Association of REALTORS, Paul has held senior positions in both the public and private sectors.  He served as Managing Director of European Operations for the State of Pennsylvania and Senior VP of Business Development for Enterprise Florida, the state's economic development agency.  Paul was an international consulting partner at Andersen LLP and a national tax partner at BDO LLP.   He has also been the president of the US subsidiary of an European firm and operated his own international consultancy.   

To date, Paul has worked as an expatriate in three countries for over 14 years and conducted business in 45 countries on five continents.  He has been a consultant to many Fortune 500 firms (including FedEx, GM, H-P, Oracle and P&G) and to governments in Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, The Netherlands, Portugal, and The UK. 

Paul is a board director for the San Diego World Affairs Council, a member of The Global Leaders and the International Executives Resources Group, and serves as a subject matter expert for the consulting firms ProdigyWorks and The Gerson Lehrman Group.

Paul earned his M.A. in International Affairs from the Patterson School of Diplomacy & International Commerce (UK) and his B.A. in Economics and Government from Franklin & Marshall College.