Paula Prahl

Paula Prahl is a Partner and Chief Operating Officer of Development for Dominium. In this role, Prahl is focused on systems and process improvement as well as information flows and resources, all geared toward increasing Dominium’s development of affordable housing. She also leads the Development Operations, Development Coordinator and Administrative teams, while concurrently overseeing Government Relations, Communications, and the company’s Dominium Gives philanthropic platform. 

Prahl will develop a program to ensure effective and consistent interactions with governments and other key external stakeholders. The establishment of this role is critical to Dominium’s growth plan of owning 40,000 units by 2025. 

Prahl most recently served as managing director of communications and public affairs at Varde Partners, a hedge, real estate and private equity fund based in Minneapolis. Previously, she served over a decade as senior vice president of communications, public affairs and corporate responsibility at Best Buy and served nearly a decade as vice president of government and community relations at Honeywell. Prahl began her public policy career as the director of public policy at the Minnesota Business Partnership. 

Prahl holds a BA from Smith College and an MA from the Humphrey School of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota.