VET S.O.S. (63) S2/E11 - Paul Lawrence

Paul R. Lawrence is an Army veteran, businessman, author, and passionate Veteran advocate. He has 35 years of experience solving management problems in large, complex organizations. For almost three years, Lawrence served as Under Secretary of Benefits at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, unanimously confirmed by the Senate on April 26, 2018. As Under Secretary, he was in charge of the Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) leading a team of 25,000 people with an operating budget of $4 billion, administering $120 billion in benefits annually. In 2023, to make the benefits experience easier for Veterans, he wrote “Veterans Benefits for You,” an easy to read, how-to guide.