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

[4] Sullivan served on USS Detector where he earned his Surface Warfare Qualification.

After transferring to the Engineering Duty Officer Community, he served at the Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Naval Sea Systems Command, Supervisor of Shipbuilding in Groton, Connecticut and on the staff of the Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Research, Development and Acquisition).

[3] From 2009 to 2014, Sullivan served as a chief engineer and vice president with USEC.

[4] As of 2024, Sullivan began teaching at his alma mater, the United States Naval Academy, in areas of project management and engineering economics.