Paula has spent the past 15 years working in a variety of roles within the oil and gas industry for companies such as ABB and Siemens, including in Norway and the Middle East. Paula is a champion of digitalization, particularly the challenge of transforming data into useful information and the value it can unlock for companies in heavy-asset industries. At Cognite, she is known as a mentor, a voice for diversity and gender equality, and an advocate for data sharing between partners (and even competitors!). Paula has a Ph.D. in industrial automation from the University of Limerick.

From July 2022 Paula joined Aker BP ASA as a Chief Digital Officer.