EXPERIENCE

At Home and Abroad

Dr. Stockton’s service as ASD also laid the foundations for his ongoing work to strengthen international collaboration with key US security partners. As Acting US co-chair of the US-Canada Permanent Joint Board of Defense, Dr. Stockton helped reshape the focus of binational cooperation on emerging threats.

Committees and Councils

  • MEMBER

    Department of Energy
    Electricity Advisory Committee

  • MEMBER

    Idaho National Laboratory (INL)
    Science and Technology Committee

  • MEMBER

    INL Strategic Advisory Council

  • SENIOR FELLOW

    Johns Hopkins University
    Applied Physics Laboratory

  • MEMBER

    Analytic Services, Inc.
    Board of Directors

  • MEMBER

    National Institute for Hometown Security

INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION

For decades, Dr. Stockton has deepened security partnerships with US allies around the globe. Prior to becoming ASD, he founded and led the Naval Postgraduate School’s Center for Civil-Military Relations, which helps nations in Africa, Eastern Europe, and other regions strengthen democratic control over their armed forces. As ASD, he led the creation of the US-Mexico Defense Bilateral Working Group and served as the Acting U.S. Co-Chair of the Canada-U.S. Permanent Joint Board of Defense (the premier organization for defense policy coordination between the two nations). He currently collaborates on cyber resilience with experts in Israel, the United Kingdom, and other US security partners.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

From 2013 until 2021, Dr. Stockton served as Managing Director of Sonecon LLC, a strategic advisory firm in Washington, DC. Prior to becoming ASD, he was a Senior Research Scholar at Stanford’s Center for International Security and Cooperation. He also led the Naval Postgraduate School’s Center for Homeland Defense and Security, the nation’s premier graduate education program in the field, and was NPS’ Associate Provost for Institutional Development. Dr. Stockton previously served as Research Associate for the International Institute for Strategic Studies and as Legislative Assistant for defense, foreign relations and intelligence for Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan – a truly wonderful mentor and public servant.

Education

  • Ph.D. - Harvard University

  • Bachelor of Arts, Dartmouth College

Paul Stockton Achievements

Awards

Department of Defense Medal for Distinguished Public Service (DoD’s highest civilian award), June 2011 and January 2013
Department of Homeland Security, Distinguished Public Service Medal, January 2013
Department of the Navy Medal for Superior Civilian Service, 2006

RESEARCH

MEDIA

Publications

Mission Assurance Strategy - Department of Defense
Co-Author
April 2012
Department of Defense - Defense Science Board Task Force on Cyber Deterrence
Co-Author
February 2017
Homeland Security Advisory Council Final Report: Information Communications and Technology Risk Reduction Subcommittee
Co-Author
November 2020
Strengthening Mission Assurance Against Emerging Threats: Critical Gaps and Opportunities for Progress (JFQ 95, 4th Quarter 2019) by Paul N. Stockton
Secure Sharing of Electric Distribution Grid Data by Dr. Paul N. Stockton
January 29, 2021
Strengthening the Cyber Resilience of North American Energy Systems by Paul Stockton
August 2020
Defeating Coercive Information Operations in Future Crises.
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