Paul has worked in housing and homelessness for over forty years. After a career in housing in various London councils and five years at the Housing Corporation he was Chief Executive of Shepherds Bush Housing Group for twenty years. In his voluntary roles, Paul has chaired Wandle HA, St Mungo’s, SPEAR (a homelessness charity in SW London) and Capital Letters, a local-authority-owned company. Paul was awarded an MBE in 2016 for services to housing and homelessness.