Paul serves as both a Managing Director at Parker89 as well as the Chief Innovation Officer for First American. He was previously a member of the founding team at Endpoint, a mobile first Title and Escrow Company, and was a Partner at BCG Digital Ventures where he built and launched venture backed companies with the world's largest corporations. Acting as GM, Paul launched five companies, across three continents, spanning Insurance, Financial Services and Real Estate. Before that he advised Fortune 100 companies on Corporate Strategy, M&A and Digital Transformation for BCG.

Paul holds a PhD in Neuroscience from Cambridge and undergraduate and graduate degrees in Pharmacology and Economics. As an Englishman in LA, Paul maintains his status to work in the US courtesy of his wonderful wife, Emily. When not working, they spend the majority of their time looking after their two puppies, Poppy and Alfie.

Daniel Dodell leads Venture Investing at First American and serves on the company’s technology leadership team, where he focuses on maximizing the financial and strategic impact of the technology portfolio. He brings deep PropTech experience, having held operational roles across a wide range of high-growth startups including Endpoint, Opendoor, Homeward, and LinkedIn. He began his career at McKinsey & Company, traveling frequently during a three-year consulting tenure.

Daniel is also an active angel investor and enjoys supporting entrepreneurs throughout their journeys.

Originally from Arizona, Daniel studied at Arizona State University. He now lives in San Francisco, a city he loves, where he can often be found road and mountain biking, running, and playing pickleball - along with exploring the Bay Area with his wife, Betty, and their dog, LeBron the Bichon.

Justin Lischak Earley plays a key role in First American’s venture investing and venture partnerships, bringing a multi disciplinary background across real estate law, underwriting, and product innovation. He previously clerked in the federal courts, practiced at an AmLaw 200 firm, and became the youngest home-office underwriter in Corporate Underwriting. Justin founded the Underwriting Innovation Team and led several industry-first initiatives, including patenting an internal blockchain system and creating Galileo, First American’s underwriting platform with 95%+ user satisfaction.

Justin earned his J.D. from Duke, is a fellow of both theAmerican College of Mortgage Attorneys and the American College of Real Estate Lawyers, and holds a master’s in Human-Computer Interaction Design from UCIrvine, where he is also completing his MBA.      

Outside of work, Justin lives in Orange County, where he enjoys training his dog, Inkwell, reading widely, writing and speaking onLawTech and PropTech, and playing the occasional round of golf.

As senior vice president, mergers and acquisitions, Tanya Ceperley leads the execution of all mergers and acquisitions, divestitures and related activities for First American and its subsidiaries.

Ceperley joined First American in January 1993. She has held various successive management positions in the company including Title operations, finance, agency operations, international operations and process improvement.  

Ceperley holds an MBA from Queen’s University in Canada, as well as Six Sigma Black Belt certification.

Ali is a seasoned corporate finance executive with over two decades of experience leading mergers and acquisitions, corporate development, and strategic advisory initiatives across a broad spectrum of industries, including financial services, mortgage, title insurance, consumer products, media, and technology. He currently serves as Vice President of Corporate Development at First American Financial Corporation, where he actively participates in and works on the company’s enterprise-wide M&A strategy, investment initiatives, and strategic partnerships. Ali possesses deep expertise in financial analysis, valuation, due diligence, and deal execution.

Ali holds an MBA from the University of California, Irvine. Outside of work, Ali is a certified alpine ski coach with over a decade of experience coaching a competitive ski racing club, where he emphasized athletic growth, teamwork, and resilience. He remains dedicated to mentorship and community involvement, supporting initiatives that advance professional development and youth empowerment.