Paul Gallay

Paul Gallay directs the Resilient Coastal Community Project, a partnership between the Columbia Climate School’s Center for Sustainable Urban Development and the New York City Environmental Justice Alliance working to foster actionable, equitable solutions to climate-driven flood risks while advancing complementary goals like habitat restoration, community cohesion, and restorative justice. He is also a member of the faculty of Columbia’s Undergraduate Program in Sustainable Development.

Prior to his appointments at Columbia, Paul held legal and/or leadership positions with the New York State Attorney General and Department of Environmental Conservation, Hudson Riverkeeper, and land conservation organizations in New York and Maine. Paul is a graduate of Williams College, where he also served as a Visiting Professor of Environmental Law, and Columbia Law School.

Paul Gallay serves as an Advisory Committee Member.