Paul Sullivan
Paul Sullivan serves at the Executive Director of Veterans for Common Sense, a non-profit organization based in Washington, DC, focusing on issues related to national security, civil liberties, and veterans’ benefits.
He served in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and Iraq as a Cavalry Scout with the Army's 1st Armored Division during the 1991 Gulf War.
Paul served on the board of directors of the National Gulf War Resource Center from 1995 to 1997, and as NGWRC's executive director from 1997 to 2000. He was instrumental in providing advocacy for the passage of the “Persian Gulf Veterans Act of 1998,” a new law expanding healthcare and disability benefits for Gulf War veterans.
From 2000 to 2006, Paul worked as a project manager at VA, where he led a team of analysts and computer programmers who produced the quarterly Gulf War Veterans Information System report as well as many other statistical and analytical reports related to the Gulf War, Iraq War, Afghanistan War, and PTSD.
While at VA, he provided staff support for then-VA Secretary Anthony Principi’s “Task Force for Seamless Transition,” and he wrote the 2004 Task Force report.
He graduated from the University of West Georgia with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science, and he received a Master’s Certificate in Project Management from George Washington University.
Paul is a life member of both the Veterans of Foreign Wars and the Disabled American Veterans.