Paul Austin

Paul is committed to changing the cultural conversation about psychedelics through his platform, The Third Wave.

Part social entrepreneur, part psychedelic advocate, Paul pushes accepted norms to develop more effective systems in which we, as a society, live. Specific to the psychedelic world, the “Science-first” narrative has driven psychedelic policy for the previous ten years. Paul believes it is time for the conversation to evolve beyond science and research.

In doing this, he is working to answer one of the most pressing questions in the psychedelic community: how do we legitimize psychedelic substances from a cultural perspective?

When not advocating for community building in the psychedelic space, Paul enjoys traveling, reading, and hiking.