Paul is President and CEO of the Houston Technology Center (HTC), a business accelerator for Houston-based emerging technology companies.  A non-profit corporation, HTC seeks to enhance Houston’s position as a leading city for starting and growing companies in our city’s key technology sectors: energy, information technology, life sciences and NASA-originated technologies.

Paul has lived in Houston since 1975 during which he has been President and/or CEO of three public companies (LifeMark (1975 – 1984), NYSE; ComputerCraft (1984 – 1986), NASDAQ; LifeCell (1986 – 1999), NASDAQ), each technology based.  He has been involved in five other start-ups by serving on the Board of Directors.  His experience includes numerous mergers and acquisitions.  He has raised multiple rounds of venture capital, two IPOs, and more than a dozen follow-on rounds of public financing.

Paul and his wife, Barbara, have two daughters and six grandchildren.  He is a native of Glendale, California and received his B.A. from Occidental College in Los Angeles, California.  He currently serves on the Board of Directors of the HTC, MicroMed Technology Inc., The Institute of Research and Rehabilitation (TIRR), The Entrepreneurship Institute, The Houston Entrepreneurs Foundation, The Lions Eye Foundation – Houston, Boy Scouts of America – Houston, Texas Council of AEA, Texchange, and the Advisory Council of the University of Houston - College of Technology and the MIT Forum.

HTC assists emerging technology entrepreneurs by providing in-depth business guidance, including setting operational goals, advising and consulting on strategic business matters, serving as a coach for the entrepreneur, and by facilitating access to capital sources and professional services.