# Paul Flynn

> Paul F. Flynn, Jr. is president and CEO of BDC Capital, a Wakefield-based business development lender serving New England. His career includes senior positions at Berkshire Bank, TD Bank and Bank Boston, leadership at New England Certified Development Corp., and a past presidency of the Turnaround Management Association’s Northeast chapter. His public work includes bank partnerships, business financing education and community development.

- **Role:** President & CEO at BDC Capital
- **Organizations:** BDC Capital, New England Certified Development Corp., BDC Community Capital Corporation, Berkshire Bank, TD Bank / Banknorth, Bank Boston / BayBank, National Commercial Finance Association, Association for Corporate Growth, Turnaround Management Association, Northeast chapter
- **Education:** Undergraduate degree; field not specified, Fairfield University, MBA, Babson College, Franklin W. Olin Graduate School of Business
- **Known for:** Past president of the Turnaround Management Association’s Northeast chapter., Member of Massachusetts’ 2019 Economic Development Planning Council., Led BDC Capital’s expansion of business lending capabilities with the January 2025 appointment of Al Barzykowski.

## Career timeline

- **—** — Held senior banking positions at Bank Boston / BayBank and TD Bank / Banknorth, and served as senior vice president at Berkshire Bank before BDC.
- **2013** — Flynn’s KLR testimonial dates his COO placement to 2013; the 2017 BDC announcement separately formalized his appointment as BDC Capital COO.
- **2017** — Named BDC Capital chief operating officer; also president and COO of its SBA 504 affiliate, New England Certified Development Corp.
- **2019** — Identified as BDC president in the LSQ invoice-financing partnership announcement and named on Massachusetts’ Economic Development Planning Council.
- **2020** — Identified as president and CEO in February 27 Connecticut Commerce Committee testimony submitted with Kenneth Smith.
- **2025** — Announced Al Barzykowski as managing director of BDC Business Lending; welcomed KeyBank as a member bank.
- **2026** — Continued as president and CEO; BDC announced new bank members including MutualOne Bank.

## Achievements

- Past president of the Turnaround Management Association’s Northeast chapter.
- Member of Massachusetts’ 2019 Economic Development Planning Council.
- Led BDC Capital’s expansion of business lending capabilities with the January 2025 appointment of Al Barzykowski.
- Featured as SFNet Member Director in the June 29, 2026 BDC Capital member spotlight.

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — BDC announced MutualOne Bank’s membership on August 26, with Flynn describing the partnership as extending bank lending capacity.
- **2026-06** — Secured Finance Network published a BDC Capital member spotlight identifying Flynn as its SFNet Member Director.
- **2025-10** — BDC welcomed KeyBank as a member bank on October 28.
- **2025-01** — BDC announced Al Barzykowski as managing director of Business Lending on January 9.

## Links

- Website: https://bdcnewengland.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-flynn-62462619

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Last updated: 2026-10-09