A leading communications strategist, creative thinker, and growth driver, Paul helps organizations define and communicate their core purpose and impact on the world, crafting strategies and campaigns that engage critical stakeholders and accelerate solutions.
As president of Weber Shandwick, South, Paul oversees business at the world’s leading earned-first strategic communications and consulting network in Washington, D.C., including public affairs unit Powell Tate, Baltimore, and Atlanta. Paul is responsible for driving innovation and transformation across the business, fueling growth, and bringing best-in-class ideas and counsel to clients spanning corporate, foundation, nonprofit, and government sectors.
Paul founded and continues to lead Weber Shandwick’s award-winning global social impact and sustainability practice. Under Paul’s leadership, Weber Shandwick has built a portfolio of over 150 assignments mapped to each of the United Nations 17 Sustainable Development Goals, work that has addressed global poverty, public health, sustainability, and quality education.
Additionally, Paul has collaborated and led groundbreaking programs with clients, including the Mastercard Foundation, Nike, Inc., the Lego Foundation, Bank of America, Bloomberg Philanthropies, the Lumina Foundation, Nestle, Pernod Ricard, Unilever, Verizon, and the W.K. Kellogg Foundation. He began his career in Washington, D.C., at the American Council on Education, focused on research and policy advocacy regarding college access and affordability issues.
Paul has a MEd in Administration, Planning, and Social Policy from Harvard University and a BA in English from Rutgers University.