Paul Dionne

Paul is a mission-oriented leader, who has a record of successfully nurturing innovation, growth, and impact in organizations. With academic, global, and hands-on training in governance, business, and cultural anthropology, Paul brings a wealth of strategic thinking, research, facilitation and activation skills to Quantum Governance.

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Prior to joining Quantum, Paul served as Research Director at Filene Research Institute where he guided research design, execution, analysis, and the translation of findings into actionable insights. Paul helped conduct research, identify core findings, and develop compelling content that supported organizational growth and transformation. Paul led the creation and delivery of research reports, keynote speeches, webinars, and closed-door engagements supporting credit union strategy; innovation; member experience; diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI); operations; digital transformation; financial inclusion; and the future of financial services.

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Paul also served on the staff at Beloit College as their Associate Director of Student Success, Equity, and Inclusion. In this and other roles at Beloit College, he supported the development and implementation of institution-wide strategic initiatives, government and foundation relations, sponsored research, and equity & inclusion programs.

 

Paul believes in giving back to his community and currently volunteers as Board Secretary for Rock Valley Credit Union.

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Paul received an M.B.A. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He pursued graduate studies in cultural anthropology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a research focus on international development, nonprofit governance, and agricultural cooperatives in Indonesia. He received his B.A. from Middlebury College. Paul lives in Wisconsin with his family.