Our Team

Paul M. Vance
210-845-2810
pvance@prioritythinking.com

Paul M. Vance is a Senior Consultant and Executive Coach with the Institute, where he puts his experience as a former CEO and his rigorous academic training to use helping executives and their teams to align their daily activity with the greater good of the organization.

Over the past seventeen years, Paul has been an active leader in the business world, serving as a Unit Manager of a restaurant chain in Southwest Texas before moving on to start a business of his own. For over fourteen years, Paul owned and operated his own growth-oriented franchise, moving from one to six locations in under a decade. Throughout his career, Paul has supplemented his on-the-job learning with academic training, attending both the University of North Carolina Bell Leadership Conference and the Harvard University Owner/President Management Program. He has also served as a Board Member of the San Antonio Restaurant Association, the Texas Restaurant Association (TRA) and Catholic Charities - San Antonio, as well as President of the the San Antonio Chapter of TRA.

Paul resides in San Antonio, Texas with his wife and three children. He is active in many community organizations, and volunteers as a teacher and coach in his spare time.

Paul holds a BBA in Marketing from Southern Methodist University, and is currently working towards a Master's degree on the way to a Ph.D.