Paul Marchegiani (“mar-keh-JAH-nee”) is a Los Angeles-based performance expert, former entertainment lawyer and BigLaw litigator, and Founder/CEO of Vox Vera, a performance skills consultancy that trains leaders and advocates in the human elements of communication — voice, breath, movement, speech, and presence — so they can embody their message, deliver with confidence, and connect deeply under pressure. 

Prior to launching Vox Vera, Paul worked for over 15 years in Hollywood as a studio executive and dealmaker at Warner Bros., NBCUniversal, Miramax, and Amazon Studios, leading business and legal affairs teams, advising top producers, showrunners, and studio heads, and negotiating rights and talent deals for film and television stars, writers, directors, casting directors, and producers. Paul began his legal career as a litigator at Orrick and Morrison & Foerster in San Francisco after receiving his J.D. from U.C. Berkeley and a B.A. (History) and B.Mus. (Voice & Opera) from Northwestern University. 

Paul is an experienced stage performer with credits ranging from classical (LA Opera, SF Symphony Chorus, Chicago Symphony Chorus) to jazz, theatre (Ensemble Shakespeare Company), and improvisation (Groundlings, UCB, Impro Theatre, Second City, Studio ACT). Paul has studied acting at Northwestern, Juilliard’s Summer Drama Intensive, and Studio ACT, and is the only U.S. lawyer and senior business executive to hold a P.R.A. teaching certification from world-renowned voice, presence, and Shakespeare coach Patsy Rodenburg.  

In addition to his consulting, coaching, and entertainment industry work, Paul frequently speaks at conferences and organizations nationwide, and develops and teaches popular and highly-rated courses on communication skills and public speaking at top law schools, including Stanford Law School, Berkeley Law, and the University of Chicago Law School.