Alumni & Friends > Board of Directors > Paul R. Stibich

Major:  Business Administration/Accounting

Current Job/Employer:  Investment Consultant/ CAPTRUST Financial Advisors

Favorite Thiel Professor(s):  Jesse Ligo, David Miller, Robert Badowski, Jesse Amar, and J. Whalen

Why I initially chose Thiel: Thiel gave me the opportunity to learn in a small classroom setting. Along with receive the extra attention from teachers, guidance counselors, and tutors. The business and accounting program teachers motivated me to double major when we initially met on my visit. The opportunity to continue my athletic career and be an immediate starter on the football team was important to me. A new experience and different settings was a big draw being raised in the suburbs of Cleveland.  I was able to meet people from Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Erie, Buffalo, New Jersey, and from outside the country. Western PA was a tremendous experience and allowed me to have a different point of view on The Pittsburgh Steelers.

Classroom/Dorm Story: Freshmen year-Everyone kept making popcorn and burning it causing a fire alarm at least every night. Sophomore & Junior Year-Being in the shower and having to jump away from the shower heads once someone flushed the toilet! I am also proud to admit I was never written up one time in my four year tenure at Thiel College.

How my Thiel education aided me in my career: Thiel academic and athletic teachers help make me who I am today. Through maturation, lessons learned, class trips, my studies, exams, reading, and learning by example of how they treated their peers, students, loved ones, and demonstrated a team effort in everything that you do.  RYFP

How my experience at Thiel aided me in my life/career: Without the football coaches I wouldn’t be the bulldog that I am today. Whether it’s going above and beyond for my clients, working late and doing what’s in their best interest at all times. This has all been instilled in me from the lessons we learned on and off the field. When Jack Leipheimer and his coaching staff coming to Thiel, I knew they were going to make me a better person. Without them I wouldn’t be who I am today. No immeasurable thank you can be provided to those men and women at this fine institution who contributed to my development.

Comments about your journey at Thiel and the relationships made: I came to Thiel as a suburban Clevelander not knowing much about Western PA or surrounding areas.. I came away with friends I will have for lifetimes and experiences that I will always cherish.

Why I give back to Thiel and serve on the Alumni Board: I wanted to give back more than just monetary means. I wanted to provide some type of intellectual capital from a recent graduate. I believe this helps Thiel continue to offer the finest degrees, services, facilities, food, teachers, classes, athletics, and inspire other recent grads to also give back.