Paul Beaulieu has been a professor of business strategy at the School of Management Sciences at the University of Quebec in Montreal for over 30 years. Holder of a Ph.D. in Administration and Education Policy and a Master's degree in Industrial Relations, he is a professor-researcher within the Research Group on Governance and Business-Politics Relations of ESG- UQÀM. Strongly concerned by the future of collective water management, he was involved in the Yamaska Watershed Organization.

His research and interventions, as an expert, at national and international levels, focus on the strategic development and evaluation of organizations, as well as on governance. He is a member of the scientific council of the Business Science Institute, a global institution whose mission is to train doctors of practice in management.

Paul Beaulieu was deputy minister responsible for policy development at the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Science and Technology of the Government of Quebec. He also served on the board of directors of several para/peri-public organizations.