Paul Sternberg serves as Chairman at Vanderbilt Eye Institute and has held the position of Chief Medical Officer at Vanderbilt University Medical Center since 2009. Additionally, Paul Sternberg is the President of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, a role commenced in January 2013. Previously, Paul Sternberg was a Trustee for the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology from 2005 until January 2010. Paul Sternberg obtained education from Harvard University between 1971 and 1975 and also attended the University of Chicago.