Joshua Paulson is a Founding Partner of P2 Capital Partners, a New York-based investment firm that applies a private equity approach to investing in the public market. Prior to P2 Capital, Paulson was a Principal at Reservoir Capital Group, a New York-based investment firm that invests in both public securities and private equity transactions. Prior to joining Reservoir Capital, he was a Management Consultant at McKinsey & Co. Paulson received an MBA with high distinction from Harvard Business School, where he was named a George F. Baker Scholar. Paulson is a graduate of the University of Virginia, McIntire School of Commerce, where he earned a B.S. with highest honors, was awarded the School’s Beta Gamma Sigma scholarship, and currently serves on the school’s board. He currently serves as Chairman of Blount International and a board member of the EB Research Partnership.