Until recently, Paul was a senior advisor at the Hassana Investment Company.
He is an Honorary Professor of Actuarial Science at the University of Kent, and a Visiting Professor at Heriot Watt University Dubai. He is a Fellow of the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries, for whom he has acted as a volunteer for many years. He also helped design and wrote the textbook for the profession’s Enterprise Risk Management subject.
Paul has chaired a number of actuarial boards, committees and working parties, and served as Honorary Secretary for the Institute of Actuaries prior to its merger with the Faculty of Actuaries. Paul is also a Fellow of the Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment, the Royal Statistical Society and the Royal Society of Arts. In addition, he is a Chartered Enterprise Risk Actuary and a CFA Charterholder. He holds a PhD in Economics from the University of Bristol.
Under the new governance reforms, he is the first President of the IFoA elected to serve a two-year term.
Paul delivered his Presidential Address on 10 July 2025 at Staple Inn Hall, London.
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