Donald Lee Pilling (June 4, 1943[1] – May 26, 2008) was a four-star United States Navy admiral who served as Vice Chief of Naval Operations from 1997 to 2000.

From 1973 to 1977, he served in the Office of the Secretary of Defense (PA&E) where he was responsible for the resource analysis of all U.S. and foreign tactical aircraft and missile programs.

From 1986 to 1988, Admiral Pilling was assigned to the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations where he was responsible for the development of the Navy Five-Year Defense Plan (FYDP).

On January 1, 2002, Pilling became President and Chief Executive Officer Logistics Management Institute, a government consulting firm.

He was on the Board of Trustees/Advisors at the Naval War College, the Applied Physics Laboratory of the Johns Hopkins University, and the National Defense Industrial Association.