Paul Carroll

Athlete, Brainstormer, Concerned citizen, Parent, Philanthropist

My "formal" one: Paul directs all of Ploughshares Fund’s grantmaking efforts and provides strategic guidance to the president, executive director and the board. He works to ensure that our grants are the most effective to achieve the goal the risks from nuclear weapons. Paul is a well-regarded expert on a broad array of nuclear weapons topics, from the history and current status of US plans and programs, to international programs and treaty regimes. He has a particular expertise on the Department of Energy’s nuclear weapons infrastructure - where warheads are designed, built, tested, and stored. He also is an expert on North Korea’s program and the challenges to limiting it, having traveled to the DPRK twice with nongovernmental delegations. Prior to joining Ploughshares Fund in 2000, Paul worked on nuclear weapons issues at the Congressional Office of Technology Assessment and the U.S. Department of Energy in Washington, DC. He also worked on environmental issues at a regional office of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. He has published articles and appeared as a commentator for a number of media outlets including The Daily Beast, Hannity, CNN International, Fox News, AP Radio, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and Al Jazeera America, among others. Paul has a Bachelor’s degree from Rutgers University and a Masters of Public Policy in National Security Studies from the University of Maryland. Informal one: avid cyclist; bike mechanic: skier; looking for next adventure and tasty beer.

International security; nuclear weapons issues; cycling; flying; the great outdoors; my kids; good microbrews (IPAs)

That nuclear weapons are now much more a risk to our security than a protector OF our security.

North Korean Affairs, Nuclear arms control, nuclear waste treatment, Nuclear Weapons