I just loved him dearly. We connected at the heart and worked to mature humanity every moment of every day. I stand taller because I stand on his shoulders.

His is a wonderful story.  Little did I think that the guy I played tackle football with,  did baseball drills, learned to throw a curveball with, went to YMCA summer camp with, etc, etc in grade 8 public school in Millgrove village, Ontario, Canada would become the person he became.  He was a great pal and we had so much fun.

We met again in Denver during an Aspen ski trip in the 70's, same great Paul, same wonderful person.

Knew his parents, Hugo and his mom and older brother Alex.

We were blessed to have known him and the world was a better place through his presence.

Robert Crossan

I always admired Paul's vision and drive on international development and entrepreneurship in Africa, SE Asia, and India. His optimism was relentless and refreshing!

He predicted the rise of upward mobility and purchasing power in India before it was a trendy talking point! 

Paul's positive spirit, keen predictions, and ideas mattered to so many people, myself included. 

He worked tirelessly, throughout his life, to raise awareness and garner support for countless voices and families around the world! 

Paul made the world a better place. We're all better people for having met this outstanding gentleman! Thank you, sir.

I just wrote a long beautiful piece and it disappeared when they said I had to checkin....it was really good!!

I just want to say I appreciate being reminded of Paul's death. He was one of the people I have loved the most in this life and I miss him...and humanity misses him. I am launching a movement to have common good investing be the next layer of maturity of investing after ESG investing, investing that gives priority to the common good because as members of a human society we have all agreed to give priority to the common good. Paul would be enthusiastically on board with me in doing this and I feel him at my back.

I met Paul on a bus at the Aspen Design summit in 2006. It was love at first sight. This remarkable man changed my worldview of poverty and how to design lasting change. 

This elderly guy spoke at this circle of 30 people. I immediately said to myself, "Who the hell is this man? I have to get to know him!" We had lunch together and bonded like I have bonded with few people in my life. I had a similar bonding with Bob Swann, the leader of the nonviolent movements in the USA in the 1940s, 50s, and 60s. Bob and I met in 1974. We put together one of the first set of social screens for investing the led to them being used to launch the Calvert Funds, the first family of socially responsible mutual funds in 1982 and now this asset class is the fastest growing asset class in the world. I got some funding for Paul's projects in India from Calvert and dreamed of his clean water for villages expanding around the world. If he had lived, it would have eventually happened. I was committed to be with him until it did. Paul was to me like Bob Swann was to me, and elder who taught me all they knew. I am deeply appreciative. And I can't believe it is already three years since his death. Thank you Paul.

I am a social entrepreneur based in San Francisco, Ca. I read Paul's book business solutions to poverty.. I was so inspired by it I reached out to him.

We ended up getting on a call and speaking for hours about our love of service to others, having multiple crazy ideas, and how innovative for profit business ideas can change the world.

I told him about all my crazy ideas and he said "you're like me" I found comfort in that, because he made everything he wanted happen. I can too.

His legacy and work will live on through numerous people he's impacted! I will carry his legacy in my work as well!

With love, hope, & optimism for a better world,

Jobelle Gacuya
Founder & CEO
HMNTY

He was in the audience. At one point he spoke. I immediately said to myself, "Wow! That man is a mature man! I have to meet him." We met and went to a cafe to have tea. We bonded immediately as brothers in joyful service of humanity and, most important, shared the same analysis of what needed to be done. We have been the dearest of friends ever since. We at Calvert Funds invested in Windhorse and I was strongly supportive of the water project in Orissa, India. I considered Paul one of my dearest partners in our work to reduce poverty and deeply dear friend. What is most important now is that his work continue. Thank you Paul. I walked around the house screaming, "No!" loudly many times when I heard you had passed. I don't want you gone yet. We stand taller because we stood on your shoulders. We are now on the ground and will have to carry on without you, always with your spirit and wisdom inside us.