Paul Burns

Paul Burns has 20 years of experience in strategic growth management. He served for the past three years as Director of Corporate Development and Global Mergers & Acquisitions at General Motors. Before that, Burns was Director of Strategy and Business Development at Tyco Flow Control for two years. Prior to these roles, he served as an Engagement Manager for McKinsey and Company focused on strategic growth initiatives in the Oil and Gas industry. He began his professional career as an investment banker and analyst focused on mergers and acquisitions for the Australia New Zealand Bank, JP Morgan Chase and Petrie Parkman. During his career Burns has lived and worked in London, England and Sydney, Australia and has significant experience in completing deals in both Europe and the Pacific Rim and Asia. He holds a Master of Philosophy in Contemporary European Studies from the University of Cambridge, England, an M.B.A. from the University of Edinburgh, Scotland, and a Bachelor of Business Administration and a Bachelor of Arts in History from the University of Texas at Austin.