Before joining the Generation Pledge team, Paul worked as a Consultant at McKinsey & Company, focusing on sustainable strategies for several multinational companies in various industries. He complemented that with work for public and social sectorclients, in which capacity he co-authored the 'New Allies' and 'Influence for gooreports which focus on how governments and ultra-high net wealth individuals can respectively work towards impact. In creating these, he conducted over 100 interviews with government representatives, ultra-high net wealth individuals, ecosystem experts, and scholars. Paul holds a B.Sc. and M.Sc. in Physics and a B.A. and M.A. in Philosophy from University of Konstanz in Germany and the Australian National University, focusing on epistemics around relativity theory and quantum physics as well as efficiency gains for solar cells based on multicrystalline silicon. Paul is German and located in his native country’s capital Berlin.