Semere Paulos
City of Fresno — Mayor's Office
Semere Paulos is an operations, compliance, and risk leader with 20+ years of experience in highly regulated environments. Most recently, she served as Vice President and Senior Enterprise Testing Manager at a major national bank, overseeing testing of 300+ high-risk controls. Paulos has led teams of 100+ domestic and offshore staff and delivered more than $20 million in savings as a project lead. She is a Six Sigma Green Belt with formal project management training.
Project
The City of Fresno and FUSE are partnering to turn a planned soccer stadium and high-speed rail station into anchors for inclusive growth in Downtown and Chinatown. FUSE Executive Fellow Semere Paulos will help advance the stadium project and coordinate complementary housing, hospitality, commercial, and mobility investments in the surrounding district. This work will help Fresno promote economic development and inclusion in neighborhoods long cut off from investment. The fellowship follows FUSE’s two-year model, with Year One focused on coordination, strategy, and early implementation.