McIntire School Advisory Board

Joshua D. Paulson

Josh Paulson, Partner, P2 Capital Partners

Josh Paulson is a partner at P2 Capital Partners, a strategic equity fund that takes a long-term private equity approach to investing in the public markets.

Prior to P2 Capital, Mr. Paulson was a principal at Reservoir Capital Group, a New York-based hybrid investment firm that manages approximately $3 billion of capital and invests in both public securities and private equity transactions. While at Reservoir Capital, Mr. Paulson played an active role in sourcing and executing investment opportunities in a variety of industries, including energy, power, and financial services, and worked closely with the firm’s portfolio companies, serving on the boards of multiple companies.

Prior to joining Reservoir Capital, Mr. Paulson was a management consultant at McKinsey & Co., where he worked with management teams on strategic and operational issues in the business services, pharmaceutical, industrial, and financial services sectors. While at McKinsey, he also co-founded a program with the Robin Hood Foundation that enables consultants to advise pro bono organizations on their strategic planning goals.

Mr. Paulson received an M.B.A. with high distinction from Harvard Business School, where he was named a George F. Baker Scholar. Mr. Paulson is a graduate of the McIntire School of Commerce, where he earned a B.S. with highest honors, was awarded the School’s Beta Gamma Sigma scholarship, and currently serves as a vice chairman of the School’s advisory board.

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