Paul is a forecaster with over two decades experience exploring the dynamics of large-scale, long-term change. He is Managing Director of Foresight at Discern Analytics, and teaches at Stanford University where he is also a Visiting Scholar in the Stanford Media X research network. Paul serves on a variety of not-for-profit boards including the Long Now Foundation, and the Bay Area Council Economic Institute. Paul’s essays have appeared in numerous publications including The Harvard Business Review, Fortune, Wired, The Los Angeles Times, Newsweek, The New York Times, and the Washington Post. Paul holds degrees from Harvard College, Cambridge University and Stanford University.

Affiliations (partial list)

- Managing Director, Foresight, Discern Analytics
- Consulting Associate Professor, Stanford University
- Distinguished Visiting Scholar, Stanford Media-X Research Network
- Board Member, Bay Area Council Economic Institute
- Network Member, Global Business Network
- Board Member, Long Now Foundation
- Board Member, The PaxGroup
- Fellow, Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences
- Advisor, Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology
- Faculty Member, Singularity University
- Member WEF Global Agenda Council on Innovation

Prior Affiliations (partial list)

- Columnist, ABCNews.com
- Founding Chairman, Samsung SAIT Science Advisory Board
- Member, National Research Council Committee on forecasting Future Disruptive Technologies
- Member, WEF Global Agenda Council on Strategic Foresight
- Member, AT&T Labs Technical Advisory Board
- Member, Global Issues Group, World Economic Forum
- Director and Roy Amara Fellow, Institute For The Future
- Member, Singapore National Research Foundation Science Advisory Board
- YPO Fellow, Young Presidents Organization