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Paul Kelly was a renowned business and finance leader. He was President and Chief Executive Officer of Knox & Co. investment banking, former Chairman of the Huntsman Program in International Studies & Business at the University of Pennsylvania, President and Chief Executive Officer of PH II investments, Executive Director of the Westgate Group which specializes in international strategic consulting services to governments and corporations, and a Senior Advisor to the Shanghai Government on international relations, business, and education. Mr. Kelly was also a member of the Board of Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania, a member of the Director’s Advisory Board of the Yale Cancer Center, a member of the Visionary Council of MIT Collaborative Initiatives, Co-Chairman of the US-China Future Leaders Program, he was an active supporter of the University of Auckland and its Business School, was a member of the New Zealand Business Roundtable, and was listed in Who’s Who in America, and the World.

After serving as Co-Chair of the WISS Academic Advisory until 2021, Mr. Kelly passed away in March 2021, due to complications from COVID-19. He was a loved and valued member of the WISS community and will not be soon forgotten.