Paul Conway is a founder and the Chief Financial Officer of Spark Capital. Roughly speaking， he is the guy behind the guys. His expertise is seen in almost all levels of the firm’s outstanding performance. Paul has the overall responsibility for the firm’s day-to-day operations. As such his responsibilities include finance， limited partner relations and human resources.
Prior to Spark Capital， Paul spent over 12 years， from 1988 to 2000， with Charles River Ventures （CRV） as its Chief Financial Officer. At CRV， he managed the day-to-day operations of the firm， overseeing financial reporting and investor relations for the firm’s 50 institutional investors and 300 individual investors. During his tenure， CRV raised five venture funds capitalized at over $900 million and had multiple stock and cash distributions totaling over $2.5 billion.
Before joining CRV， Paul was at American Finance Group， an equipment leasing syndicator. There he was responsible for all investor financial reporting. Prior to American Finance， he was a manager at Touche Ross & Co. Paul Conway holds a BBA from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. He is also a certified public accountant.
