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Paul Lawrence
Fellow

Paul Lawrence

Member Since 1969

Biography

Under Secretary, Office of the Under Secretary for Benefits, Veterans Benefits Administration, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Former Vice President, Kaiser Associates; Partner, Initiative on Leadership, Government & Public Sector, Ernst & Young; Vice President, Public Service, Accenture; Senior Director, Strategy and Innovation, MITRE; Vice President, IBM Public Sector; Founder & Managing Partner, IBM Center for Business of Government; Partner, Office of Government Services, PricewaterhouseCoopers; Senior Economist, Arthur D. Little; Captain, Finance Corp, U.S. Army.

History of Employment

Position Division Organization Start End
Under Secretary, Office of the Under Secretary for Benefits Veterans Benefits Administration U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs 2018 2021
Vice President Kaiser Associates Current
Partner Initiative on Leadership, Government & Public Sector Ernst & Young Current
Vice President Public Service Accenture Current
Senior Director Strategy and Innovation MITRE Current
Vice President IBM Public Sector Current
Founder & Managing Partner IBM Center for Business of Government Current
Partner Office of Government Services PricewaterhouseCoopers Current
Senior Economist Arthur D. Little Current
Captain Finance Corp U.S. Army Current
Businessman, Author, Passionate Veteran Advocate paulrlawrence.com 2021 Current
Deputy Secretary U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs 2025 Present

Expertise

Primary Sector

Federal
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