Paul Bowen is the 2015-2016 President of the Water Environment Federation (WEF), an international organisation of water quality professionals headquartered in Alexandria, Va.  Paul is currently the Director, Environmental Sustainability for The Coca-Cola Company.

In this role he leads a multidisciplinary program that reaches across the Coca-Cola System. He is responsible for delivering on Company commitments in water, energy, climate, and packaging recovery.

 Paul received his B.S. in Natural Systems (Chemistry and Biology) from Mercer University (Macon, Ga.) in 1975, and his M.S. (1976) and Ph.D. (1982) in Environmental Systems Engineering from Clemson University (Clemson, S.C.).