Paul Hewett

Deputy Director, Center for Integrated Emergency Preparedness
Decision and Information Sciences Division
Argonne National Laboratory
9700 S. Cass Avenue, Bldg. 900
Argonne, IL 60439

Paul Hewett is responsible for developing programs, conducting research, and developing and implementing innovative approaches to resolving a wide spectrum of issues related to emergency preparedness. He has more than 30 years of experience in planning operations, designing and conducting training, and designing and conducting performance-based readiness assessments. As the principal investigator/program manager for Argonne’s support to DHS FEMA’s National Preparedness Directorate (NPD), he leads research teams that:

• support development of FEMA’s Comprehensive Preparedness Guides;
• provide logistics planning, operational planning, and risk communications technical assistance to state and local governments; and
• develop and deploy emergency management models, simulations, and decision-making tools in support of technical assistance programs.

His research interests include planning modernization, exercise evaluation methodologies, and vulnerable population assistance. He is the author or co-author of numerous journal articles and reports on emergency planning, evaluations systems, and lessons-learned processes.

Mr. Hewett received an M.Ed. in Human Resource education (concentration in Training and Organization Development) from Boston University and a B.A. in Political Science from Western Maryland College. He also received a Graduate Certificate in Emergency Management from Jacksonville State University in Alabama. He is a graduate of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College.