Paul was a certified financial planner and franchise advisor with Ameriprise for 23 years, and has become a nationally recognized expert on sustainable investing. Paul believes the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) exemplify the use of cross-sector collaboration, linking business, government, and civil society in support of people, planet, and profit–in that order.

As the principal at Paul Ellis Consulting, Paul works with both individual advisors and large investment firms to integrate ESG investing into their portfolio and sales strategies. Incorporating his knowledge of current investor trends, the most robust ESG analytics, and the latest technology trading solutions, Paul helps his clients capitalize on the growing business opportunities in the transition to a low-carbon economy.

Paul frequently participates in conferences, seminars, and webinars nationwide. He joined John Hale, Director of Sustainability Research at Morningstar, on a panel at Morningstar’s 2017 national conference. In 2018 he moderated a sustainable investing panel at FA Magazine’s National Invest In Women Conference, the leading forum for women financial advisors and female clients. Paul is a co-convener of the annual Sustainable Investing Conference at the United Nations.

In May 2018 Paul launched the Sustainable Finance Podcast (SFP), a weekly program featuring conversations with thought leaders in sustainable and impact investing. Among the 90 podcast guests to date are Jeff Gitterman, Co-Founding Partner and creator of Sustainable, Impact, and ESG Investing Services at Gitterman Wealth Management, LLC.; Lisa Woll, CEO of USSIF, The Forum for Sustainable and Responsible Investment; Jon Hale, Global Head of Sustainability Research at Morningstar, Inc; John Streur, CEO Calvert Research and Management; Mona Naqvi, Senior Director ESG Indices at S&P Dow Jones Indices; Jed Emerson, Independent Strategic Advisor to Impact Investors; Erika Karp, Founder and CEO, Cornerstone Capital Inc. and Elliott Harris, UN Assistant Secretary-General, Chief Economist Dept. of Economic and Social Affairs, United Nations, Janet Wong, CPA & Board Member of the Thirty Percent Coalition.

Paul has a JD degree from Tulane Law School and a BA from Tulane University, and has been inducted into the Tulane Athletic Hall of Fame for his football career at Tulane.

Liat is Assistant Vice President for Emerging Tech at the NYCEDC, where she helps lead Cyber NYC, a $100 million dollar suite of public-private investment to grow NYC’s Cybersecurity ecosystem. Prior to joining NYCEDC, Liat spent almost a decade growing start ups, social-enterprise ventures and ecosystems in developed and frontier markets with a focus on emerging technologies such as humanitarian-civic tech and real estate tech/fintech.

Liat is also co-founder and director of The Jeneba Project, a non-profit organization dedicated to providing Sierra Leonean youth with high-quality traditional and civic education, which most recently launched an all-girls’ high school in Lungi. In her free time, Liat is a filmmaker, whose latest documentary “Retracing Jeneba: The Story of a Witness”, has won multiple awards.

Liat was born to Argentinean parents and grew up moving between Israel and the U.S. She holds a B.A. in human rights and film and an M.A. in international development.