Paul Kirpes, CFRE, is founder, President & CEO of TPG Companies such as TPG Philanthropy Group, TPG Management Consulting and other domestic and international ventures. Paul brings more than 30 years of entrepreneurship, organization development, team building, project management, leadership development, coalition building, and stakeholder engagement experience to clients and volunteer projects. He is a management consultant, executive coach, philanthropy consultant, published author, professional speaker, organization development expert and social entrepreneur. TPG professionals serve diverse clients ranging from individuals, charities, communities and businesses to governments and Fortune 500 multi-national corporations who seek to “achieve what mattes most.” Clients benefit from Paul’s strategic creativity and his uncanny ability to engage leaders, funders, and other stakeholders in formulating their common vision and in determining and implementing strategy and plans that achieve their goals.
Paul’s diverse professional experience and expertise includes business planning and development, agriculture, fund-raising, association management, sales and marketing, management consulting, writing, ecology and natural resource management, information technology, and project management. Paul has assisted organizations in raising hundreds of millions of dollars in the course of his career; he was first accredited as a Certified Fund-Raising Executive in 1993.
Paul earned honors and distinction in double degrees from Iowa State University: B.S. in Agriculture / Ecology, emphasis in Journalism / Communications and B.A. in Political Science with a minor of Environmental Studies. Paul is involved in many community and professional organizations including: church, Rotary, the Association of Fund-Raising Professionals, Boy Scouts National Conservation Committee, and the AgUrban Leadership Initiative.
Paul is a devoted husband and father. He and his wife Lori enjoy family activities, travel and outdoor recreation (including boating, fishing, hiking, gardening, and camping) with their four children, friends and extended families Children: Carl is at Iowa State, Jacob is at University of Iowa, and daughters Breanna and Kaylee are teenagers.
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