Paul is a businessman, investor and philanthropist. He is Chairman of Eku Energy, a global battery storage platform, and Action AI a world leader in speech generated automation. He is also Chair of the Investment Committee at the Oxford Innovation EIS Growth Fund. Over the past three decades he held senior executive roles at Arqiva, Odeon and UCI Cinemas Group, Eir, Vodafone Group, Cable and Wireless and Apple Computer. He is a member of the governing council at the University of Bradford where he also holds an Honorary Doctorate. Paul was a founder of social impact accelerator Our Common Good and is a former trustee of the Oxfordshire Community Foundation.