Paula Collins was born in Mexico City in a bilingual family. She studied in one of the most prestigious universities in Mexico, Universidad Iberoamericano. During her five years in Universidad Iberoamerica Paula majored in accounting and earned her CPA degree. After earning her CPA degree Paula went to grad school while working for Hewlett-Packard (HP) Mexico City branch. Paula then decided to transfer to HP’s headquarters in Palo Alto working with international accounts. After two years she decided to work for HP’s manufacturing division as their accountant, where she became a supervisor. She then transferred to the corporate division doing a variety of jobs such as, managing company fleets and real estate support.