Biography

Paul Burke is an officer and director of Northaven Management Inc., an investment management firm he co-founded in 1995 that focuses exclusively on equity investments in the financial services industry.

In addition to his duties at Northaven, Mr. Burke was a director of PacWest Bancorp and Pacific Western Bank from 2015 to 2023, where he served on the Audit, Risk, CNG, ALM, Finance, and Executive Committees at various times. Mr. Burke previously served as a managing director and board member of Kilowatt Labs Inc., which later merged with Enercap Holdings Pte. Ltd., a Singapore-based holding company. He also served as a director of the private insurance brokerage firm Kinloch Holdings Inc. (and its successor, Optisure Risk Holdings), where he served as its chairman, president, and acting chief executive officer. Mr. Burke has served on a number of public and private boards, including the boards of PacWest Bancorp, Square 1 Financial Inc. and Eastern Insurance Holdings Inc. Most recently, he has been acting as chief financial officer of Essence Global Group and its affiliated companies, supporting its formation and growth. Essence Global Group is developing a portfolio of related technologies focused primarily on the energy and renewable energy sectors.

Prior to co-founding Northaven Management, Mr. Burke spent 10 years in corporate finance and mergers and acquisitions for Bankers Trust Company. During that time, he was responsible for the origination and execution of mergers and acquisitions, restructurings, and principal transactions for a wide array of financial services firms. 

Mr. Burke earned his MBA from Columbia Business School and his Bachelor's degree in Economics from Columbia University. His professional experience in the financial services industry and mergers and acquisitions makes Mr. Burke a valued member of the Board.