Paul Denning founded Denning & Company LLC, a FINRA registered broker-dealer headquartered in San Francisco, in 2001. The firm serves the private equity fundraising needs of both veteran General Partners seeking to broaden their Limited Partner base, as well as the next generation of Private Equity Managers.
Prior to founding Denning & Company LLC, Paul served as Managing Director of the Private Equity Market Group at Hambrecht & Quist in San Francisco. He then integrated into the Private Fund Group at JPMorgan Chase as Co-Head.
Paul has been involved in the investment banking industry for over 35 years and served seven years as a Trustee and Commissioner of the City and County of San Francisco Employees’ Retirement System, a $37 billion public pension plan. He was appointed by then-Mayor Dianne Feinstein. More recently, he was appointed to the San Francisco Retirement System Health Care Trust Fund Board as a Trustee and currently serves as Vice President.
He is a frequent speaker at private equity conferences worldwide and has authored several industry publications including How to Sell Restricted Securities, a Guide to Rule 144 and Stock Distribution, a Guide for Venture Capitalists.
Paul graduated with honors from the University of Akron, Ohio and later received his Master’s Degree in Public Finance. He served in the U.S. Navy as an officer and carrier-based aviator from 1966 to 1970.
