Paul Ilse

Paul Ilse is the Chief Executive Officer of SonicWall. Based in Atlanta, he joined FPO in 2015 and continues to support the firm’s portfolio companies while leading SonicWall’s next phase of growth.

Paul currently serves on the boards of Follett School Solutions, QGenda, and VitalSource, and has previously served on the boards of Discovery Education, NMI, ClickSoftware, BluJay Solutions, 2Checkout, and HealthcareSource. He is a Certified Public Accountant and a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA).

Paul holds a B.S. in Business Administration and an M.S. in Accounting from The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. His prior experience includes leadership roles at Aptean, RedPrairie Holdings, Inc., BlueCube Software, Radiant Systems, Inc., and PricewaterhouseCoopers.