Jerald Scott Paul (born 1966 in Lancaster, Ohio) previously served as the Principal Deputy Administrator of the National Nuclear Security Administration at the U.S. Department of Energy. He was nominated by President George W. Bush and was confirmed by the U.S. Senate in July 2004. He oversaw all of this agency's nuclear nonproliferation programs with the principal responsibility of preventing the spread of nuclear materials, technology and expertise. In August 2006, Paul stepped down from this position to return to his law practice.
Jerald Paul previously served as a Representative in the House of Representatives of the U.S. state of Florida. He earned a B.S. degree in marine engineering from the Maine Maritime Academy in 1989 and then enrolled at the University of Florida, taking graduate level courses in nuclear engineering until December 1990. Paul received his Juris Doctor from the Stetson University in December 1994. He later served as President of Maine Maritme Academy, a four-year college in Castine, Maine during a term marked by enrollment growth, fiscal stability, record increases in funding and increased rankings. In 2022 he was appointed Rear Admiral, USMS by the U.S. Maritime Administration.
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