Paul Beaton

Background

About Paul Beaton

Leading talented teams, Developing innovative ideas, Creating positive change for everyone. Paul Beaton is an expert on innovation, policy, and technology for sustainability with a focus on the transition to a net-zero economy. He earned his undergraduate qualification biochemistry (UNC Asheville) and post-graduate qualifications in environmental policy and law (Yale). Paul provides policy and strategic advice on sustainability for the public sector and is engaged in launching a novel green hydrogen company based in Melbourne. Previously, he co-founded the U.S. Southeast’s first biofuel company; provided strategic law and policy advice to a U.S. presidential transition team on renewable energy policy, the Ecuadorian Constitutional Congress on enshrining sustainability into the country’s constitution, and heads of state during U.N. climate treaty negotiations. At the U.S. National Academy of Sciences, Paul designed policy, regulation, government actions, and private market systems to accelerate innovation in renewable energy technologies by leading diverse teams of experts, Nobel laureates, retired regulators, and Fortune 50 CEOs and CTOs.