Andrew M. Paul

Andy Paul is the managing member and a founding member of Sopris Capital.

Mr. Paul has been actively engaged in private equity and venture capital investing for more than 30 years, primarily in the healthcare industry. In 1984, he joined Welsh Carson Anderson & Stowe (1984-2000), a private investment firm that specializes in venture capital/LBO opportunities, after working for the venture capital group of Hambrecht & Quist as an Associate (1983-1984). Since its founding in 1979, Welsh Carson has become one of the oldest, largest, and most successful private equity investment firms in the U.S. focusing exclusively on information services, communications, and healthcare. During his 16-year tenure at Welsh Carson, he was jointly responsible for healthcare investing and was one of two lead partners for 38 investments in the healthcare industry, serving on the board of directors of 11 companies that successfully completed public offerings. At the time he left the firm in 2000, he had held a position on the Management Committee as a senior executive of the firm, and the firm had grown to an aggregate capital base of approximately $12 billion, which was an 84 times increase in capital over Mr. Paul’s tenure with the firm. Mr. Paul retired from Welsh Carson in September 2000 to focus his time on his other investment interests including Sopris Capital.

Andy Paul is the Founder and Chairman of Enhanced Capital Partners (ECP), a state-sponsored small business investment vehicle formed in 1999 to provide capital to small and emerging companies in specified geographies. Since its founding, ECP has raised $450 million of capital. He is also the co-founder and managing partner of Enhanced Healthcare Partners, a $600 million equity fund focused on buyouts and growth capital investments in lower middle-market companies in the healthcare industry.

Andy received his B.A. from Cornell University in 1978 and his MBA from Harvard Business School in 1983. He is a Trustee of the Cancer Research Institute and a Trustee Emeritus of Cornell University. He lives in Snowmass, Colorado with his wife Margaret.