After graduating from university with a degree in biology, Paul moved to London and trained as a chartered accountant. He qualified in 2003 before moving into the charity sector where he had the fortune of working for several incredible organisations - children’s charities (Coram, Plan UK); the Wellcome Trust; Community Development Foundation and Wood Green Animals Charity. Paul joined HEART in 2017 and oversees the work of two great teams; finance and IT. Paul is a fellow of the Institute of School Business Leaders, a member of the DfE/ESFA working group on academy finance and a committee member for the Bedfordshire School Business Network. In 2021 Paul joined the UK Schools Sustainability Network where he co-chairs the UKSSN 'Ops group', a national network of schools and trusts working to help navigate the education sector towards a more sustainable future. Paul represents UKSSN Ops Group on the Department for Education Sustainability User Group. Paul is also part of the steering group for Climate Adapted Pathways for Education (CAPE) Alliance and supports the Our Schools Our World project for Bedfordshire. Paul is a Carbon Literacy Facilitator and Climate Fresk Facilitator.