Paul joined Point Judith as Venture Partner in 2009 and focuses on healthcare companies.

Paul has been active in the medical device and life sciences industry for more than 18 years—in companies large and small (but mostly as a serial entrepreneur), both venture backed and privately funded. He has held roles in executive management, product development, marketing, sales management and business development, all on a global basis.

Paul is the Chief Executive Officer of Cerapedics, Inc., a medical device company located outside Denver, Colorado. Cerapedics is developing and commercializing products for the spine, trauma and orthopaedic bone graft substitutes markets worldwide based on its proprietary small peptide technology.

Paul most recently served as Chairman and CEO of Angstrom Medica, Inc. (acquired by Pioneer Surgical Technology), a privately funded, early-stage biomaterials and nanotechnology company engaged in the development of structural, calcium phosphate-based medical devices for the spinal, sports medicine, and trauma markets. Prior to Angstrom Medica, Paul was a Principal of Link Spine Group Inc., a start-up medical device company that developed and commercialized the Charité Artificial Disc - the world’s first total disc replacement for the lumbar spine. He served as Vice President - Worldwide Marketing and International Sales until its acquisition by Johnson & Johnson (DePuy Spine) in June 2003. Paul was also a key management team member of three other early-stage medical device companies and his early experience includes positions at Figgie Medical Systems, Ortho Development Corporation (acquired by Japan MDM) and Marlow Surgical Technologies, Inc. (acquired by Cooper Surgical) as well as DePuy, Inc. and DePuy Spine (formerly AcroMed Corporation) – both acquired by Johnson & Johnson in 1998.

Since 2005, Paul has served as a Director of superDimension, Ltd., an emerging world leader in the minimally-invasive diagnosis and treatment of lung disease (e.g. cancer, emphysema) via interactive real-time guidance of endoscopic tools and bronchoscopy.

Paul received a B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering from Lafayette College and a M.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering and Biomechanics from Case Western Reserve University. He holds six U.S. Patents for various medical devices and is an active advisor to numerous venture capital groups. He also enjoys mentoring and advising other entrepreneurs in the medical device industry worldwide.