Paul Frederick Zukunft (born 30 January 1955) is a retired admiral of the United States Coast Guard who served as the 25th commandant.

Zukunft wears the permanent Cutterman Insignia and is a certified NIMS ICS Type I Incident Commander.

Naval War College in 1997 graduating with a Master of Arts degree in National Security and Strategic Studies.

He is a graduate of the Asia Pacific Center for Security Studies Executive Seminar and Harvard's Kennedy School of Government National Preparedness Leadership Initiative course.

[7] On 28 February 2014, United States Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson announced that U.S. President Barack Obama intended to nominate Zukunft for the position of Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard, succeeding Admiral Robert J. Papp Jr.[8] He was confirmed by the Senate on 15 May 2014, and frocked to full Admiral the same day.