A 25-year veteran of the software industry, Paul was previously a senior vice president with Microsoft Corporation where he had P&L responsibility for mobile devices, email and portal servers, and development tools. Prior to Microsoft, Paul was a senior vice president at Borland International where he launched the Turbo C++ and Delphi product lines as a general manager and was ultimately responsible for all research and development. Prior to that, Paul worked with a number of startups in the Boston and Seattle areas in the fields of mobility, education, health care, artificial intelligence and communications. Paul is an active venture philanthropist who raises money for children’s hospitals and sits on the board of directors of the Hydrocephalus Association.