The School of Business at SUNY Old Westbury is strengthening its bridge between the classroom and the boardroom with the announcement of Antony F. Paul as its newest Executive in Residence.
Paul, who has served on the School’s Advisory Board for three years, brings a long record of leadership experience and real-world business insight to this volunteer role. His new position will have him mentor students, assist them in developing and improving resumes, practice job-interview techniques, and guide them on networking concepts.
"We are thrilled to welcome Tony Paul as our new Executive in Residence,” said Bruce Marx, interim dean of the School of Business. “As a former leader at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, Tony brings a wealth of real-world knowledge and industry expertise. I’m sure he will be a tremendous asset to our students, offering invaluable guidance as they navigate their career paths and prepare to enter the professional world."
The volunteer Executive-in-Residence initiative within the School of Business was initiated in Fall 2013. The program is designed to enable students to interact one-on-one with business professionals in a range of professions and industries.
Paul’s career includes senior staff roles at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, where he helped advance data analytics capabilities and supervised remediation matters involving C-suite executives and senior leaders at major financial institutions. Prior to his work with the Federal Reserve, he served as senior vice president of corporate treasury risk management at Citigroup, with enterprise-wide governance and control responsibilities and technology implementation experience.
In addition to certification in cybersecurity, cybersecurity technology, application and policy from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Paul earned a master's degree in international banking economics and finance at Liverpool John Moores University in Liverpool, England; a M.S. in international/global studies from Liverpool Business School; a M.B.A. in management information systems, advanced finance from Loyola Institute of Business Administration in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India; and a B.S. in physics from Madurai Kamaraj University inMadurai, Tamil Nadu, India.
In addition to his service to Old Westbury, he serves on the Board of Directors for St. Francis Friends of Poor, which provides supportive housing homes in New York for adults living with serious mental illness and who have a history of chronic homelessness. He is a professed third order Secular Franciscan and serves as trustee emeritus and on the finance committee of St. Paul the Apostle church Brookville, New York. The Diocese of Rockville Center awarded him the St. Agnes Medal for his community service through his parish. He is also a published author of historical fiction under the pen name ‘AFP Kozhipatt’ and is a member of the Royal Society of Literature in the United Kingdom.
Paul moves in to the Executive In Residence role following the retirement of Arthur Samansky, a well-respected communications and financial executive, who had served in the capacity for more than 10 years.