Paul N. Stockton | |
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| Assistant Secretary of Defense for Homeland Defense | |
| In office May 18, 2009 – January 22, 2013 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Paul F. McHale |
| Succeeded by | Todd M. Rosenblum |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Paul Noble Stockton[1] August 10, 1954 Los Angeles, California |
| Spouse | Christin "Missy" Stockton |
| Occupation | President, Paul N Stockton LLC |
Dr. Paul N. Stockton is the President of Paul N Stockton LLC, a strategic advisory firm in Santa Fe, NM. From 2009 to 2013, Dr. Stockton served as Assistant Secretary of Defense for Homeland Defense and Americas' Security Affairs, where he helped lead the department's response to Hurricane Sandy. He was responsible for Defense Critical Infrastructure Protection, Western Hemisphere security policy, domestic crisis management, continuity of operations planning, and a range of other responsibilities.[2] While Assistant Secretary, Dr. Stockton also served as executive director of the Council of Governors. After serving as Assistant Secretary, Dr. Stockton was the managing director of Sonecon LLC, an advisory firm in Washington, DC, from 2013 to 2020.
In September 2013, Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel appointed Dr. Stockton to co-chair the Independent Review of the Washington Navy Yard Shootings, which recommended major changes to the department's security clearance system that are now being implemented.
Dr. Stockton is Chair of the Grid Resilience for National Security subcommittee of the Department of Energy's Electricity Advisory Committee.[3] He also serves on the Homeland Security Advisory Council for the Department of Homeland Security and is co-chair of the council's Cybersecurity Subcommittee. In 2020, he was appointed to the United States Department of Energy's Electricity Advisory Council. He is a Senior Fellow at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory. He also serves on the board of directors for Analytic Services Inc. and the National Institute for Hometown Security, and on advisory boards for the Idaho National Laboratory, the Center for Cyber and Homeland Security Studies at the Auburn University, and other organizations.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
Senate biowas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Paul N. Stockton". Washington Post. Archived from the original on 11 March 2016. Retrieved 26 June 2012.
- ^ "Department of Energy's Electricity Advisory Committee Establishes the Grid Resilience for National Security Subcommittee". Energy.gov. Retrieved 2020-12-31.