Number of Current Board & Advisor Roles 5
Number of Founded Organizations 1
  • Primary Job Title Managing Director, Partner, and Co-Founder
  • Primary Organization 
    Tenaya Capital
  • Investor Type  Investment Partner

Brian Paul is a Managing Director of Tenaya Capital, and he has been a member of the Tenaya investment team since 1999.

In April 2011, Forbes published its Midas List of 2011's Top TechInvestors. Brian was ranked at number 54. Brian was also recently selected as one of the 15 most powerful venture capitalists on the East Coast by Business

Insider.

Previously, Brian worked in Lehman Brothers' Global Technology and Healthcare Investment Banking groups in New York, London and Los Angeles. Within these groups, Brian was responsible for public and private equity offerings as well as strategic advisory assignments. Before joining Lehman Brothers in 1994, Brian was at First Boston, where he was responsible for the purchase and sale of mortgage loan portfolios.

Brian holds an M.B.A. with distinction from the Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management and a B.S. in economics from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

Number of Partner Investments 16
Number of Current Jobs 1
Number of Past Jobs 2
Brian Paul is the Managing Director, Partner, and Co-Founder at Tenaya Capital. Additionally, Brian Paul has had 2 past jobs including VP at Lehman Holdings.
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Lehman Holdings
VP19941999
The First Boston Corporation
AssociateJul 1990Jul 1993
Number of Current Board & Advisor Roles 5
Number of Past Board & Advisor Roles 1
Brian Paul holds 5 board and advisor roles including Member of the Tenaya Investment Team at Tenaya Capital, Member of the Board of Directors at Avere Systems, and Member of the Board of Directors at Platfora.
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Member of the Board of Directors2022
Number of News Articles 9
NewsOct 17, 2017
Hawaii Star Advertiser — Brian Paul Esteban
NewsJul 20, 2011
NewsAug 5, 2010