Paul Goldenberg

Paul Goldenberg is an internationally recognized leader in transnational security, counterterrorism, cybersecurity, hate crime prevention, and community policing. He serves as Senior Advisor for Transnational Security at the Rutgers University Miller Center on Policing and Community Resilience, where he helps advance innovative approaches to public safety, community resilience, and emerging security threats.

Over a distinguished career spanning more than two decades in law enforcement, national security, and public service, Goldenberg held senior leadership positions within the New Jersey Attorney General’s Office, directed one of the nation’s largest county social service and juvenile justice systems, and led major investigations involving domestic terrorism, hate crimes, organized crime, political corruption, and gun trafficking. He was appointed as the nation’s first statewide chief responsible for bias crimes, domestic terrorism, and community relations initiatives.

A trusted advisor at the highest levels of government, Goldenberg served on the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Homeland Security Advisory Council (HSAC) and chaired several high-profile national initiatives focused on preventing targeted violence against faith-based communities, strengthening cybersecurity, and countering violent extremism.

Internationally, he led transnational policing programs for the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), working across Europe to address community conflict, hate crimes, and emerging extremist threats. His recommendations helped shape public safety and security policies in multiple countries.

Goldenberg’s law enforcement career earned numerous honors, including Florida’s highest citation for valor, Officer of the Year, for his work as a deep undercover agent that led to more than 200 arrests involving gun-running and organized crime.

A sought-after speaker and thought leader, Goldenberg has testified before the U.S. Congress, Presidential Commissions, the British Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee, the European Union, and the Helsinki Commission. He is a frequent keynote speaker at national and international security forums and has been featured in leading media outlets including Newsweek, The Washington Post, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and Der Spiegel.

Throughout his career, Goldenberg has been recognized by diverse faith-based and community organizations in the United States and abroad for his contributions to public safety, civil rights, interfaith relations, and community resilience.