Paul is a forecaster and essayist with over two decades experience exploring long-term technological change and its practical impact on business and society. He currently teaches at Stanford University and is a Visiting Scholar in the Stanford Media X research network. He was the founding chairman of the Samsung Science Board and serves on a variety of other boards including the Long Now Foundation and the Singapore National Research Foundation Science Advisory Board. He is also an advisor to 3i Venture Capital and has served as an advisor and Forum Fellow to the World Economic Forum. Paul's is a columnist for ABCNews.com, and his 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 is a Fellow of the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences, and holds degrees from Harvard College, Cambridge University, and Stanford University.

Affiliations

- Distinguished Visiting Scholar, Stanford Media-X research
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- Consulting Associate Professor, Stanford University
- Advisor, Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology
- Science Advisor, Singapore National Research Foundation
- Board Member, Long Now Foundation
- Fellow, Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences
- Institute For The Future