Paul Francis Pelosi Sr. is an American businessman and the husband of American politician Nancy Pelosi, who is the incumbent Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, since January 2019. Pelosi forayed into business decades ago and developed into a successful businessman. He is the owner of real estate and venture capital investment and consulting firm ‘Financial Leasing Services, Inc.’ He invested in the erstwhile professional American football team ‘Oakland Invaders’ of the United States Football League. He also purchased the California Redwoods (later Sacramento Mountain Lions), a franchise in the United Football League, which eventually folded in 2012. He was the chair of the Foreign Service Board at Georgetown. He is part of several philanthropic and corporate boards. He is married to Nancy Pelosi (née D'Alesandro) for over five decades and together they have five children and nine grandchildren.
