Curriculum Vitae - Mr. Paul Hughes
Paul Hughes serves as Public Policy Advisor at Adobe Systems, a major software publisher based in San Jose, California and specializing in software for the Web, print, and dynamic media. Hughes advises Adobe executives on public policy issues and represents the company to governments in the United States and abroad. In May 2000 he was elected Chairman of the Business Software Alliance (BSA) Policy Council, a post he continues to hold today.
Mr. Hughes came to Adobe in 1997 after a ten-year career with the U.S. Department of State. His assignments included Bombay and East Berlin, as well as extensive work in Washington, D.C. There, he served as Special Assistant to Secretary of State Warren Christopher, as well as in various positions in the White House and the State Departments Executive Secretariat and Bureau of European Affairs. His substantive experience included issues ranging from the Balkans to NATO enlargement to the Middle East peace process. He is the recipient of the State Departments Superior Honor Award, Meritorious Honor Award (twice), and a citation from the Director of Central Intelligence for his reporting from East Germany after the fall of the Wall.
Hughes received his A.B. degree in history from Princeton University in 1986, and a masters degree from the University of Oxford the following year. He has a life-long interest in new technologies and their impact on global public policy.