Jay Foran
Senior Vice President
Jay helps businesses discover exciting growth opportunities in the Cleveland Plus region. He works
with site selectors and corporate clients and helps them navigate through the regional economic
development framework, partnering with local and state economic development groups.
Prior to joining Team NEO, Jay was Vice President, Business
Development for The Lake West Group LLC, a management
consulting firm. Jay also served in a variety of key leadership
positions with Procter & Gamble during a lengthy and distinguished career where he was responsible
for a variety of business building initiatives that have been emulated throughout the consumer
products industry.
Jay was named as one of America's Top 50 Economic Developers by Consultant Connect in 2015 and he is
an Executive Committee member of the Ohio Aerospace & Aviation Council. Additionally, Jay has an
impressive record of leadership in enabling successful civic advocacy organizations, private and
public campaigns, and assessments to support community sustainability. He currently sits on the
Board of Trustees for Lakewood Hospital Foundation, and is a Lakewood Alive Founder, Officer and
Board Member.
Paul Boulier
Vice President for Industry and Innovation
Paul serves as the Vice President for Industry and Innovation at Team NEO. He is responsible for
developing and executing direct-to-company business growth and attraction for Team NEO in the
region's core industries; including Energy, Oil & Gas, Metal Fabrication and Machinery; Polymers,
Chemicals and Coatings, as well as Packaging and Transportation.
Team NEO is a privately-funded regional business attraction and growth organization. It is a
nonprofit that markets Northeast Ohio to the world, attracts new businesses and helps those that are
here grow. Team NEO is the Northeast Ohio regional partner for JobsOhio, a private, nonprofit
corporation that drives economic development and job creation for the State, as well as working
closely with economic development organizations across 18 counties.
Paul is also the CEO, for the past 10 years, of Advantage Growth Solutions LLC, a management
consultancy focused on helping manufacturers growth-both organically and acquisitively. He provides
commercial- and technically-focused insights to Fortune 1000 companies.
He also is the founder/CEO of Seauciel LLC, a startup driving to commercialize advanced technologies
to create value-added materials from comingled plastics waste.
He has extensive experience in building and growing businesses from startups to multi-$B
corporations. He has been a solution provider to the plastics industry for over 40 years, working
with OEMs, Fabricators and Converters, and raw material providers to drive results and innovation in
the Packaging, Electrical & Electronics, Transportation, Industrial, and Medical markets. He has
successfully led efforts in seven major acquisitions; creating strategy, scouting opportunities,
executing deals, and creating teams for efficient integration.
Paul's previous experience includes senior executive roles in General Management, Marketing, Sales,
Research & Development, Operations, and Organizational Design & Development, including: Chief
Marketing Officer of A. Schulman (now LyondellBasell), a global thermoplastics compounder serving
the packaging, transportation, consumer products, industrial and agricultural markets; Vice
President of Marketing & Sales at Core Molding Technologies, a designer/molder of reinforced
composite products for the transportation, electronics, industrial, automotive aftermarket and
alternative energy markets. He has also held Executive Business Leadership roles at Avery Dennison,
a manufacturer of high-performance adhesives and consumer products, and NOVA Chemicals, a global
manufacturer of Styrenics polymers, polyethylene and petrochemicals.
Paul earned a MS in Plastics Engineering from UMASS Lowell and a BS in Chemistry from Worcester
Polytechnic Institute (WPI). He has been awarded three patents, with one pending. He also completed
advanced studies in Global Marketing and Business Strategy at University of Pittsburgh's Katz
Graduate School. Paul actively volunteers and mentors entrepreneurs in business strategy/planning as
well as contributing to venture groups through the Akron (OH) ARCHAngels, WPI Business School (MA),
and Fusion Pointe, a Naples (FL) West Coast Venture Group.
