Paul Aanonsen

Paul Aanonsen serves as Finance Director, leading the Studio’s accounting from the Chicago office. Paul works with the operations team on budgeting and financial planning and reporting, and with design leaders on billing and project reporting.

In his previous role as Finance Director at Chicago’s Old Town School of Folk Music, Paul was involved in a major capital campaign and facility expansion that allowed the School to broaden the scope of its programs.

A twenty-year member of the Chicago Symphony Chorus, Paul has had the opportunity to work with many of the world’s best conductors and soloists, tour with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, and add to the Chorus’s list of Grammy-winning recordings. He received his Bachelor of Arts in Music from St. Olaf College where he also studied art and art history.