Admiral Paul Zukunft (ret.) served as the Presidentially-appointed and Senate-confirmed 25th Commandant of the United States Coast Guard from 2014 to 2018, concluding an impeccable four decade military career. His track record of mission-critical successes speaks for itself, and he is widely-respected at the highest levels of public, private and military leadership as a collaborative problem-solver and consummate change agent who seamlessly incubates and executes multifaceted, pragmatic strategies that optimize human capital and fiscal resources at enterprise level. An accomplished and in-demand public speaker, Paul's speaking engagements number 500+ to date, in addition to numerous national print and broadcast media interviews on behalf of the US Coast Guard. His selected career highlights include:Serving as the Federal On-Scene Coordinator for the Deepwater Horizon disaster, the largest maritime oil spill in US history; Paul managed all expenditures for the $20 billion budget, and directed the activities of 50,000 responders, 6,500 vessels and 120 aircraft during the immediate and post-event crisis response efforts. Securing the Coast Guard’s largest-ever share of the $700 billion defense appropriations budget for FY2018 - $12.5 billion.Representing the Coast Guard and the Department of Homeland Security at more than 10 Congressional hearings. Conceiving and executing the Coast Guard’s ambitious $20 billion+ recapitalization strategy for all its physical and IT assets. Prioritizing the buildout of a powerful anti-drug trafficking alliance, and combating the criminal enterprises responsible for the majority of drug/human trafficking into US waters and ports of entry.Serving as Chairman of the Interdiction Committee for the Office of National Drug Control Policy, with oversight of 20+ federal agencies.Paul is now utilizing his expansive knowledge and experience as a global maritime affairs consultant.