Paul is focused on helping to build the next generation of market leaders in the technology sector. He has more than thirty-two years of experience in information technology and more than twenty-four years in venture capital. Paul currently serves on the boards of Avidyne, Bit9, BlueTarp Financial, Imprivata, PerkStreet Financial, Predictive Biosciences, StreamBase Systems, Vertica Systems and Village Ventures.
Paul also serves on the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors of the National Venture Capital Association and is helping Princeton University with initiatives for furthering innovation in energy and the environment. He is the 2008 recipient of the Mass Technology Leadership Council Commonwealth Award, and is a member of the MIT Energy Innovation Project Advisory Board.
Background
Paul is a former director of Amp Resources (acquired by Enel), Avid Technology (Nasdaq: AVID), CheckFree (Nasdaq: CKFR), Chipcom, HighGround Systems, (acquired by Sun Microsystems), Mainspring (acquired by IBM), Relicore (acquired by Symantec), SCH (acquired by Legato Systems), SQA (acquired by Rational Corporation), Sybase (Nasdaq: SYBS), VistaPrint (Nasdaq: VPRT) and WebLine Communications (acquired by Cisco Systems).
Before co-founding Highland, Paul was a general partner at a Boston-based venture capital partnership where he concentrated on technology investments. Prior to entering venture capital, he held operating positions for six years in high-growth technology companies. At Novacor Corporation he managed several projects in the development of an implantable artificial heart. Later, Paul was responsible for the development of a complex visual field examination instrument at Synemed Corporation where he also headed the company's mechanical engineering and software development. Earlier in his career, Paul was the Energy Analyst at Brown University.
Education
Princeton University, B.S.E., Aerospace and Mechanical Sciences
Stanford University, M.S., Mechanical Engineering
Harvard Business School, M.B.A. with Distinction
Interests
Paul is an avid pilot, ocean sailor, and skier. He holds a commercial pilot license and flies a homebuilt ultralight. He currently serves as a member of the Board of Overseers at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, the Boston Museum of Science, and The New England Aquarium. He also serves on the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Advisory Committee at Princeton. Paul is a past board chair of The Nature Conservancy and Buckingham Browne & Nichols School. He holds both Swiss and U.S. passports and is fluent in Swiss-German.
