Chris Paulus, VIP’s Chief Financial Officer, oversees the organization’s financial operations, including management of each operating company’s financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, risk management, and internal controls. In addition, Chris contributes to strategy and manages the banking and lending relationships.

Before joining VIP, Chris was a commercial real estate lender for Wells Fargo and U.S. Bank in Washington, D.C., for a decade and worked for a real estate development company in Dallas-Ft. Worth, TX. Chris received a finance and accounting degree from the University of Georgetown and an MBA from Loyola University Maryland. He  enjoys spending time with his wife and kids.