Paul is the CEO and Founder of Athian, a sustainability software company that has built the world's first carbon Marketplace for the livestock industry. Athian's platform provides quality greenhouse gas insetting credits that fund livestock producers' sustainability measures. Athian was funded by industry leading companies in animal health (Elanco & DSM Venturing), Dairy (Newtrient & California Dairies Inc.), and Beef (Tyson Ventures). Paul comes from three generations of cattle ranchers in the 4-corners region of the US Southwest. As an accomplished technology leader who has built multiple Software as a Service (SaaS) companies, Paul brings over 25 years of experience in executive management, operations, and technology to his role at Athian. Paul's career has been focused in the network security and big data/predictive analytics software market, including Veracity (Industrial Network Security), Public Engines (Cloud-based crime data visualization and predictive analytics), and M86 Security (Web and Email Security).