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Early in his career, Paul Song joined Oracle Corporation in a consulting capacity and quickly moved into the management ranks. In 1990, he founded Aris Corporation, a provider of integrated e-business solutions with 1999 revenues of $118 million. In June 2000, Paul led a group of investors in the purchase of Aris Software, known today as Noetix Corporation.
Paul won the Seattle Chapter of the Korean-American Society's “Professional of the Year Award” in 1994, and in May 1997, he won the Ernst and Young “Northwest Entrepreneur of the Year” award in the service category. In 1998, Paul was awarded the “Rising Sun” award from the Asian Management Association/National Association of Asian American Professionals, and in 1999 he received a presidential appointment from President Clinton to the APEC Business Advisory Council (ABAC) as one of three business leaders to represent US business interests to APEC. Paul earned his master's degree in computer science from MIT and his bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from General Motors Institute.
