Paul Sween
As Board Member and Senior Managing Partner, Paul Sween is responsible for all aspects of Dominium’s business. Active in the multi-housing industry since 1981, Sween joined Dominium in 1989. During his involvement, the company has grown from managing 2,700 units to nearly 40,000 units and more than 220 properties.
Prior to Dominium, Sween worked for the international accounting firm Ernst & Young. He held the role of principal in a development and property management firm that syndicated existing apartment projects and completed low-income tax credit and historic rehab projects.
Sween is dedicated to serving on boards that share his passion for the stability, dignity and opportunity that housing provides. He is Capital Campaign co-Chair for CommonBond, the Minnesota-based affordable housing nonprofit, a member of the Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity Board of Directors, and a member of the Council of Large Affordable Housing Owners. Previous board engagements include serving as chair of the Minnesota Housing Partnership.
Sween is a founding donor to the Dominium Foundation which contributes to important housing and social service organizations in the communities where Dominium operates. He also helped spearhead and fund the creation of Opportunity’s Front Door, a program that provides up to $2 million in post-secondary scholarships to Dominium residents, employees and their dependents.
A sought-after public speaker, Sween recently delivered an address at the George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum.
A committed, lifelong learner, Sween is a graduate of Pennsylvania State University and a Certified Public Accountant (CPA). He is the father of three children.