Paul Wolfe is a senior program officer for the Walton Family Foundation’s Environment Program, where he leads federal agriculture policy work within the program’s Policy Initiative. He focuses on advancing federal policy solutions to drive adoption of conservation practices that support healthy rivers and streams in the United States. Previously, Paul worked within the Mississippi River initiative to align policy and market incentives to support sustainable agriculture.

Before joining the foundation, Paul spent eight years working in the United States Senate on topics including agriculture and Native American affairs. He has spent more than 20 years in Washington, D.C., working in a variety of roles to advance sustainable agriculture, local and regional food systems and animal agriculture.

Paul hails from Washington State, and holds a J.D. from American University and a B.A. from Gonzaga University.