Biography
Paul was brought on as the Director of Campus Security for Brigham Young University -Hawaii in January of 2026. His career spans more than 20 years with extensive experience in global security and risk management. Paul has held senior leadership positions with Thanksgiving Point Institute, NRG, a national power and energy company, and Vivint. In these roles, he oversaw enterprise-wide security operations across North America, Latin America, Europe, Africa, and Asia. Paul has directed compliance, crisis response, travel security, and executive protection initiatives while working closely with executives to develop comprehensive, risk-based security programs supporting thousands of employees and large-scale operations.
Early in his career Paul gained invaluable experience in security operations and executive protection working for the Church Security Department in support of the mission of the Church. In Paul’s current role he and his team support the Mission of BYU – Hawaii by providing a safe and secure environment for the education of future leaders and disciples of the Savior.
Paul grew up in Texas and Idaho and served a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in southern Germany. After his mission, he returned to college at Brigham Young University, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts in international politics. He later obtained a Master of Arts in national security, with a concentration in terrorism and counterterrorism, from American Military University.
Paul and his wife, Rebecca, have been married for 25 years and are the parents of five children ranging from a recent returned missionary to elementary school. They look forward to becoming a part of the community and enjoying all that Laie and the North Shore have to offer.