Paul E. Sullivan

Paul E. Sullivan (born 1952) is a retired United States Navy vice admiral.

Personal Sullivan is native of Chatham, New Jersey. He graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1974 with a Bachelor of Science degree in mathematics.

Sullivan served as Deputy Commander for Ship Design Integration and Engineering, Naval Sea Systems Command from 2001 to 2005.

In September 2014, Sullivan was named as the executive director of Penn State's Defense Related Research Units (DRRU) and Applied Research Laboratory (ARL).

As of 2024, Sullivan began teaching at his alma mater, the United States Naval Academy, in areas of project management and engineering economics. He has been quoted as saying "Getting to teach these midshipman has been the greatest accomplishment of my career."