James A. Paul

Who is James A. Paul?

James A. Paul is a writer and non-profit executive who has worked throughout his career in the field of international relations and global policy.

Born in New York City on June 10, 1941, he graduated from Phillips Exeter Academy and earned a B.A. from Harvard College in 1963. He went on to earn an M.A. at Oxford and a Ph.D. from New York University in 1975 with a specialty in comparative politics.

In his early career, from 1972 to 1976, Paul was Lecturer and then Assistant Professor of Political Science at Empire State College of the State University of New York. In 1976, he took a position with the Middle East Research and Information Project as a member of the Editorial Committee of the magazine MERIP Reports. Paul later served on the MERIP Board and was appointed Executive Director of the organization in 1985. From 1989-1993, he worked full-time as a free-lance writer and consultant. Since 1993 he has served as founding Executive Director of Global Policy Forum, an organization that monitors policy-making at the United Nations.

Paul has served on many boards and committees.