Throughout his career Paul has spent much of it figuring out ways to take complex technical problems understandable for everyone. In many ways one of the hardest skills to master is navigating the complex intersection between business, ethics and technology. Paul has sat at this intersection for much of his career. He’s had the opportunity to speak about using technology for good at places like the United Nations, TED Talks, multiple webcasts and large events across the globe. Most recently, Paul is the Chief Technologist for Microsoft’s central region. In this role, he focuses on applying Microsoft’s long term Research & Development to their enterprise customers. In addition, he guided customers through Microsoft’s overall cybersecurity and datacenter design strategies. More recently, Paul was in a role within Microsoft to focus solely on cybersecurity and identity strategy in conjunction with one of Microsoft’s largest and most strategic customers, Accenture. Paul started with Microsoft in 2007 and has held multiple roles within the company. Prior to joining to Microsoft, Paul was the Chief Technology Officer at Planet Technologies. At Planet, he guided hundreds of consultants worldwide. He was responsible for the technical strategy of the company within its US federal government practice and the commercial service provider businesses internationally. Prior to that, Paul co-founded a company called eQuest Technologies where he was also Chief Technology Officer. Paul is a native Chicagoan who lives in the city with his wife and two children. He attended the University of Arizona before returning to Chicago and graduating from Loyola University with a BS in Economics in 1991 where he currently serves on the Technology Board. He has also served on Technology Board for the Chicago Museum of Science & Industry.