Paul advises consumer companies on a broad range of engagements, drawing on a decade of experience in equity research and direct retail industry experience. His recent transaction experience includes the sales of a direct-to-consumer apparel brand, an Amazon-based clean beauty retailer, and an independent fine art and high jewelry dealer.
Before joining Consensus, he was a Senior Research Analyst at BB&T Capital Markets, covering softline, off-price, and beauty retailers, and prior to that was a member of the softline retail research team at BofA Merrill Lynch. He also worked in retail merchandising at J.Crew and Abercrombie & Fitch. He is the Editor of the firm’s weekly newsletter, The Weekly Consensus.
Paul joined Origin in 2026 through the firm’s acquisition of Consensus, where he had worked since 2017. Paul is a graduate of Princeton, a CFA charterholder, and holds Series 7, 63, 79, 86, and 87 Registrations.
