Paul Walsh

As Vice President, Weather Analytics with The Weather Channel Companies, Paul helps companies integrate weather and climate information into their business processes. Since 1997, he has helped business leaders in large corporations, as well as investors and analysts, use weather and climate intelligence to increase sales and maximize profits. His client experience includes Wal*Mart, The Home Depot, Sears, Merrill Lynch, Citibank and numerous hedge funds.

Prior to joining The Weather Channel Companies, Paul served as Senior Vice President, Business Solutions at Atmospheric and Environmental Research (a Verisk Analytics Company), Chief Strategy Officer at Storm Exchange, Inc., and Senior Vice President, Client Services/Analytics at Planalytics, Inc.

Paul’s observations on weather impacts on consumers and business have been featured on CNBC, The Weather Channel, NBC Nightly News, Fox Business News, Bloomberg Television/Radio, and in dozens of publications, including The Wall Street Journal, Barron’s, USA Today and The New York Times.

Prior to 1997, as a meteorologist in the United States Air Force, Paul provided weather-based intelligence support to war fighters and mission planners and served as the chief of weather operations for the US Army’s elite 101st Airborne Division during Operation Desert Storm.