Paul Nelson
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Position: President
Organization: Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability
Location: Winchester, VA
Paul Nelson is a Panel member.
Paul Nelson has been president of the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability for the last 10 years. ECFA, which is now celebrating its 25th anniversary, is an accreditation agency for over 1,100 nonprofit Christian organizations that share a common Statement of Faith. Mr. Nelson joined ECFA after serving for nine years as executive vice president and CEO of Focus on the Family, a nonprofit radio ministry founded by Dr. James Dobson. He began to work at Focus on the Family in 1985 after spending 23 years in financial management in the chemicals and oil industries. He has represented Focus on the Family and ECFA as a speaker and instructor in both national and international venues, and he has been recognized many times for his service to the nonprofit community including The NonProfit Times "Executive of the Year" in 1996. Mr. Nelson graduated from Adelphi College with a degree in business, and he and his wife, Elaine, reside in Winchester, Virginia.