Steve is current board President of The Veterans Group, Treasurer and Founder of the Philadelphia Veterans Parade, and Speaker for the Travis Manion Foundation.  He led US Navy Sailors and Marines during Operation Iraqi Freedom for 5 years, responsible for immediate combat engagement and point defense of strategic infrastructure in the Northern Arabian Gulf. Steve also spent several years working for Datalogic Industrial Automation, a world leader in the material handling industry. He advanced through technical and managerial positions to include finance, engineering, new product development, and project management.

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A Philadelphia Business Journal Veteran of Influence Awardee, Steve is a published author on key risk management issues and serves many community organizations.  Steve is a graduate of the United States Naval Academy where he played NCAA Division I Water Polo and received his MBA from Saint Joseph’s University’s Erivan K. Haub School of Business.

Born and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Paul attended Saint Joseph’s Preparatory School where he graduated with honors in 1999. Upon graduating, Paul chose to attend the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland.  In 2003, Paul was selected and commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the United States Marine Corps.  After completing combat leadership training in Quantico, Virginia and Fort Sill, Oklahoma, Paul joined Echo Battery, 2d Battalion, 11th Marines in Camp Pendleton, California.  In 2004, Paul deployed to Ramadi, Iraq as a Platoon Commander where he led 40 Marines in combat security operations for 7 months in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.  Upon returning home, Paul was promoted to First Lieutenant and quickly deployed again as part of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit that provided training for host nation countries in support of the surge of forces in Iraq during 2006.  In 2011, Paul was named Commanding Officer, Battery G, 2d Battalion, 10th Marines in Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.  As Commanding Officer, Paul deployed to Helmand Province, Afghanistan where he led 120 Marines and over 100 Afghan and Jordanian forces in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.  During this deployment, Paul was awarded the Navy and Marine Commendation Medal for Combat Valor.  Paul returned home to his family in 2012 and was honorably discharged from the Marine Corps in 2013.  
Paul subsequently transitioned to a career in Medical Device Sales and currently works at Medtronic as the Sales Director for the Northeast Region in the Heart Valve Therapies Division.  In addition, Paul volunteers his time as an ambassador for the Travis Manion Foundation and is an active member of the U.S. Naval Academy Alumni Association and Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation.   
Paul holds a Bachelor’s of Science from the United States Naval Academy and earned his Master’s in Business Administration from the Smeal College of Business at Pennsylvania State University in June 2016. Paul has been happily married to his wife, Elizabeth, for 12 years. They have three daughters: Carly, 11, Gabrielle, 8, and Katie, 4. Paul and his family reside in Mount Laurel, New Jersey.