Paul Summerville graduated with a PhD in International Relations from the University of Tokyo in 1988, before moving on to a twenty-year career in finance between 1988-2009. Paul ran for Parliament twice in Canada, co-founded the e-commerce firm LimeSpot, and served on the Board of the Canada Revenue Agency.

He is the co-author of the book ‘Reclaiming Populism: How Economic Fairness can Win Back Disenchanted Voters,’ alongside Eric Protzer.