Biography

I am currently completing an MA in the Philosophy of AI at Northeastern University. London. In October 2025 I will be starting a Research PhD in Philosophy at King’s College, London.

I previously worked for thirty years in investment banking and asset management.

I am currently a non-executive director at Clara-Pensions Group Ltd and a Trustee of the Lazard Directors’ Pension Scheme.

My institutional advisory business is London Investment Office, LIO.

Professional Career

From 1987 to 2003 Paul managed financial derivative products in both Fixed Income and Equities at Chemical Bank, now JP Morgan, and Merrill Lynch. Paul also held senior roles in Global Financial Risk Management, and in FinTech.

In 2004 Paul moved into Asset Management, where he managed assets and financial risk for Pearl Assurance, now Phoenix Group. Most recently he was Chief Investment Officer at Guardian Assurance, with responsibility for £17 billion of assets.

In 2016 Guardian was sold to Swiss Re for £1.6 billon.