Paul is the founder and Executive Chair of Sussex Strategy Group, with over 30 years of experience in government relations and public affairs. He specializes in advising clients in the healthcare, life sciences, infrastructure, and transportation sectors, using his relationship-building skills to help them succeed at all levels of government. 

Paul has played pivotal roles in transforming a downtown Toronto hospital into a cutting-edge healthcare, research, and education facility and guiding a national rail company through a major infrastructure project approval process. He continues to advise clients on policy, politics, and corporate strategy.  

Before launching Sussex, Paul was a trusted advisor to cabinet ministers at Queen's Park and Parliament Hill, providing expertise in crisis communications, stakeholder relations, and issues management.  

Paul's commitment to charity and community service has been publicly recognized with the Queen's Diamond Jubilee medal and the Lieutenant Governor's Community Volunteer Award. He has chaired the Boards of the Columbus Centre of Toronto and Reach for the Rainbow and served as the Ontario Campaign Chair for Friends of the Canadian Museum for Human Rights. Currently, he serves on the Campaign Cabinet for Cortellucci Vaughan Hospital.  

Paul holds an Honours BA in Public Policy and Administration from York University.  

Outside of work, Paul enjoys testing recipes for his outdoor pizza oven, spending time with family, and improving his golf game.