Although named after legendary Green Bay Packers running back Paul Hornung, Paul Orzulak’s first foray into speechwriting earned him the unlikely nickname of Dammit Orzulak. That’s because every time his first boss, United States Senator Tom Harkin, read one of his drafts, the review session would begin with the words, “Dammit, Orzulak.”

Paul has moved beyond that nickname to write speeches for chief executive officers and senior vice presidents at the world’s leading information technology, energy, media, healthcare, and entertainment companies. He has also written for heads of state, Presidential candidates, and numerous human rights organizations.

Paul served in the Clinton White House as a Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs and Foreign Policy Speechwriter. Prior to that, he served as Senior Domestic Policy Speechwriter for Vice President Al Gore. During the 2000 general election, he was chief speechwriter and message advisor for Senator Joseph Lieberman’s campaign for Vice President. He has also served as senior advisor and chief speechwriter for Housing Secretary Andrew Cuomo, U.S. House Democratic Whip David Bonior, and Senator Harkin, for whom he also served as chief speechwriter during the Senator’s 1992 campaign for President.

Paul has pumped gas, stacked pallets, labored as a farm hand, and worked as a writer for a global human resources consulting firm. He began his career as a sportswriter, which produced a memorable exchange with Mickey Mantle on the question “Whatever happened to the two-handed catch in baseball?”

A graduate of the University of Connecticut, Paul lives in Washington with his wife, Beneva Schulte, a public relations consultant, and their three daughters.