Bio

Paul Walsh is a Senior Managing Director with Calera Capital and a member of the General Partner. Paul is the former Chairman and CEO of eFunds Corporation (NYSE: EFD), a leading provider of risk management, electronic funds transfer services, prepaid card processing, and global outsourcing solutions to more than 10,000 financial services companies in more than 80 countries. eFunds also provided point-of-sale fraud prevention solutions to retailers and electronic benefits processing services to government entities. As Chairman and CEO, Paul led a dramatic improvement in the company’s operating performance and stock price driven by revenue growth initiatives, strategic acquisitions, rationalization of non-core assets, and cost reductions. Fidelity National Information Services Inc. (NYSE: FIS) acquired eFunds in September 2007 for approximately $1.8 billion, representing an increase in equity value of 6X over 5 years. Paul has also held various leadership positions at other businesses including Clareon Corporation (Chairman/CEO/Founder), Wright Express (CEO), BancOne Diversified Services (CEO), Norwest Capital Management and Trust (SVP), and Diners Club Germany (CEO). He was also a member of the Board of Directors of Staples, Inc. for 27 years where he helped oversee Staples’ growth from a regional player in the US with $165 million in revenue to the $25 billion global industry leader. Paul is also a former member of the Board of Trustees at Thunderbird, School of Global Management. He received a B.S. in Engineering from Tufts University and an M.B.A. from Boston University (with Honors). Paul and his wife, Janis, are both natives of Maine where they live during the summer while escaping to Arizona for the winter. They have 4 married children and 11 grandchildren ages 14 and younger. Paul and his wife enjoy making craft cider at their home in Maine.