Paul M. Joyal serves as Managing Director of NSI’s Public Safety and Homeland Security practice, where he helps clients to position their technology solutions for success at the international, federal, state and local government levels. Mr. Joyal Mr. Joyal is a nationally recognized expert in national security affairs
Between 1980 and 1989, Mr. Joyal served as a federal law enforcement officer specializing in counter-terrorism and later was director of security for the United States Senate Select Committee on Intelligence. In 1991 he was one of the two principle investigators for Project Slammer, an IC Staff counterintelligence study on incarcerated spies and their motives for committing espionage. He is also past president of the Maryland chapter of the FBI’s InfraGard program, and has just completed serving his second 3 year elected term on the InfraGard national board of directors..
Mr. Joyal founded his own company in 1991 and established joint ventures in telecommunications and air transportation in Russia and Georgia, respectively. As Editor-in-Chief of the Daily Report on Russia and the former Soviet Republics, he published a daily intelligence newsletter for ten years and offered a range of consultation services to a number of Fortune 100 firms pursuing opportunities in the former Soviet Union. In 1998, he represented the Georgian government before the U.S. Congress and Executive Departments as its first lobbyist for President Eduard Shevardnadze. In 2012, Mr. Joyal was selected to head a team of lobbyists for the successful campaign of the Georgian Dream political coalition and has had frequent dealings with companies in that region.
Mr. Joyal has made numerous radio and television appearances as well as written many articles on the topics of intelligence, security issues, terrorism and law enforcement. His media appearances include: NBC, ABC, CBS news; CNN, Crossfire; CNBC, The Real Story; Lifeline, C-SPAN; PBS; BBC, World Report; ABC's Nightline; NET, Washington Watch; Worldwise; and Freedom's Call. Some of his most recent appearances include: Suits and Spooks conference on Russian information warfare: a new form of active measures in Washington, DC 2014 and London 2015. In January 2015 he presented on Russian Information Warfare at the Cyber Security Institute. E appeared on the NBC premier of Dateline: The Real Black List,in 2015 concerning the murder of Alexander Litvinenko. His article “Cyber Operations and Russian Information Warfare” was published in the Winter edition of inFocus Quarterly.
Paul was recognized, along with Attorney General Michael B. Mukasey and NYPD Police Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly, by the Respect for Law Alliance of NYC in 2008 as one of the principal leadership awardees of the Golden Eagle Award, “Defender of Counterintelligence and Homeland Security.” He was the 2011 recipient of the Linda Franklin National Achievement Award, the FBI National InfraGard’s highest honor. Paul was decorated with the Republic of Georgia’s Order of Honor in 2001, their highest civilian award, for his service promoting Georgian independence and integration with the West by President Eduard Shevardnadze.