Paul Shio is a photographer with experiences in travel Marketing and PR. He has over 10 years of Travel Marketing and Public Relations experience. His work has been featured in many publications including LA Times, Departures Magazine, USA Today, Vanity Fair, UrbanDaddy.com, Luxury Travel Magazine, Luxebeat Magazine and many others.
Paul studied Computer Science with a minor in Finance at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, financial classes at New York Institute of Finance and MBA at NYU. He started his career on Wall Street, as a software developer and project manager, working with Operations and Front Office Equities. He then served as a Hedge Fund trading product development manager in Prime Services with focus on short selling and arranged financing. He later became CFO in Equities with focus on Prime Services. His experiences in writing ranged from technology functional specifications/design, Basel 3 Capital planning, Audit Reviews and investor relations with revenue projections.
In Paul's spare time he enjoys cycling, tennis, skiing, hiking and yoga. As a child, Paul was an actor on Broadway in "The King and I" with Yul Brynner at the age of 9.