Paul Burani

With more than 20 years in sales and marketing leadership roles, Paul has dedicated much of his career to social impact causes such as education, workforce development, economic development, DE&I and climate change. A former digital media agency founder, he spent years at Google working in the automotive sector, managing global partnerships and founding the first industry strategy team for global automotive business development. He later transitioned into ed tech, leading sales and business development organizations for workforce training companies (Udacity, Catalyte and Tech Elevator).

Paul is passionate about applying the lessons he learned from the world’s biggest brands, to help founders of early stage, mission-driven companies inspire confidence in their customers and investors. He lives in Westchester County, New York, with his wife and two children.