J. Paul Austin serves as Chairman of the Board at Cornerstone Bank of Georgia. He is also the Chairman of Cornerstone Bancshares and Chairman of the Capital Committee. Austin spent seven years as Chief Investment Officer for Beach Capital Management, the investment office of S. Daniel Abraham. Austin began his career at Goldman Sachs. He graduated with Highest Honors from the Georgia Institute of Technology and served as a member of the board of trustees for the Georgia Tech Alumni Association.