Paul has gained national recognition for leading public service initiatives to save lives and to protect and improve the quality of life and care for America's baby boomers, minorities, youth, the elderly and our vulnerable fellow citizens in need. To raise national awareness and ensure abundant, secure and dignified futures for America’s women, Paul recently published the nationally accliamed study/book “Baby Boomer Women: Secure Futures or Not?”

In recognition of his visionary work, Paul was nationally honored by being selected as the lead baby boomer expert in the White House Conference on Aging’s 2006 “Final Report to the President and Congress” which is published every ten years; in May 2007, was recognized and hosted United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon at an assembly about critical challenges facing our world; was honored as an international Social Leader at the December, 2006 Inauguration of Mexico’s President Felipe Calderon and recently served with 2006 Nobel Peace Price Winner Muhammad Yunus on the board of directors of the Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship.

Founding Chair of the Global Generations Policy Institute, Distinguished Visiting Fellow Emeritus at Oxford University and Founding Director of Harvard University’s National Baby Boomer Readiness Initiative, Generations Policy Program and Generations Policy Journal, Paul is a recognized authority and expert adviser to leaders in private industry, government and non-profits on the policy challenges and solutions dealing with our country’s aging citizens and baby boomers.

While his publications have received national recognition and he has created and led ground breaking initiatives, Paul has participated with world leaders and moderated sessions at the World Economic Forum and the Aspen Institute. He has advised the White House and the U.S. Congress and appeared on and been extensively quoted and published in the national and world media.

As part of his commitment to help people in need throughout the world, Paul plays a key leadership role in the nationally recognized social entrepreneurial initiative Transfair USA whose unique mission is to enable concerned American consumers to use their power in the marketplace to make a positive change throughout the globe. To safeguard our nation's environment, Paul spearheaded a groundbreaking public service initiative to create a national wildlife preserve and has taken personal responsibility to minimize his family's carbon footprint.

In addition to being recently honored by being elected Chair of Harvard University's Kennedy School Alumni Association, Paul has received awards and commendations including being awarded Harvard University's prestigious 2000 Lucius N. Littauer Fellowship for academic excellence and public service, the National Institute of Justice's John B. Pickett Fellowship for integrity, professionalism and leadership in improving the nation's criminal justice system and the National Association of Attorneys General Award for leading ground breaking efforts to protect and serve our nation's vulnerable elder citizens.