Paul Edwards is the editor of the Deseret News. Prior to joining the Deseret News, Edwards served as executive vice president and provost at Southern Virginia University, as the president of the Mercatus Center at George Mason University, and as vice president for academic affairs at the Institute for Humane Studies. Edwards holds a doctorate in jurisprudence and social policy and law degree from the University of California, Berkeley. He graduated with university honors from Brigham Young University. Edwards and his wife Margo are the parents of four children and reside in Highland.