Paul is a senior program officer at the Walton Family Foundation for the Environment Program, where he works on the Mississippi River initiative on supply chain, forest restoration and agriculture. Before joining the foundation, Paul worked for the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition, focusing on crop insurance, agricultural conservation and climate change. He's also worked on sustainability and agriculture issues in the U.S. Senate for Senators Maria Cantwell and Tim Johnson.

Paul holds a J.D. from the Catholic University of America’s Columbus School of Law and a B.A. in political science from Gonzaga University.