J. Paul Newsome is a Managing Director and Senior Research Analyst at Piper Sandler. Previously, he was a managing director and the senior insurance analyst in the research department of Sandler O’Neill + Partners, L.P. Before that, he was vice president and the senior property-casualty insurance company research analyst at A.G. Edwards and at Lehman Brothers. Paul has worked in or covered the insurance industry for over 20 years. Prior to Lehman Brothers he worked at Dain in Minneapolis, and Oppenheimer and Company.

Paul has a bachelor’s degree in mathematics and economics from St. Olaf College, a master's degree in accounting from New England College and a master’s degree in economics from Iowa State University. He holds both the Chartered Financial Analyst and the Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter designations.